Limosina silvatica

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Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Limosina silvatica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Sphaeroceridae
Genus: Limosina
Species:
L. silvatica
Binomial name
Limosina silvatica
(Meigen, 1830)
Synonyms
  • Borborus silvaticus Meigen, 1830

Limosina silvatica is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3] The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.

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