Pherbellia ventralis
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| Pherbellia ventralis | |
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| Pherbellia ventralis North Wales | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sciomyzidae |
| Genus: | Pherbellia |
| Species: | P. ventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pherbellia ventralis (Fallén, 1820) | |
Pherbellia ventralis is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1] Pherbellia ventralis is a small sciomyzid (body lengths up to 4.5 mm.). The body is dark grey blue to blue grey contrasting with the yellowish brown abdomen. The mid-frontal stripe is short.[2][3] The larvae feed on aquatic snails including Stagnicola palustris.[4]
