Sepedon sphegea
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| Sepedon sphegea | |
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| Sepedon sphegea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Sciomyzidae |
| Genus: | Sepedon |
| Species: | S. sphegea |
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| Sepedon sphegea (Fabricius, 1775) | |
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Sepedon sphegea is a Palearctic[1] species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae, the marsh flies or snail-killing flies.[2][3][4] The larva feeds on aquatic snails and as an opportunist on other invertebrates.[5][6] The habitat of this species includes among many others, pond margins and damp meadows. It has a particular fondness for Iris pseudacorus which grow at the edges of the pond. Adults can be found all year long but the main flight period is from March to October.
- Sepedon sphegea feeding on a larva of a dragonfly