Hydrotaea aenescens
| Hydrotaea aenescens | |
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| H. aenescens from North Wales | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Tribe: | Azeliini |
| Genus: | Hydrotaea |
| Species: | H. aenescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Hydrotaea aenescens | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
Ophyra aenescens [2] | |
Hydrotaea aenescens, known generally as black dump fly, is a species in the family Muscidae. Other common names include the black garbage fly and dump fly. It is found in Europe. [3][4][5] Larvae of this species are predators of Musca domestica.[6] The adults are known vectors of human botfly eggs. [2]
References[edit]
- ^ Wiedemann, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1830). Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten. Vol. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b Cortinhas, Lucas Barbosa; Mendonça, Paloma Martins; Barbosa, Rodrigo Rocha; Queiroz, Margareth Maria de Carvalho (June 2016). "Ultrastructure of immature stages of the black dump fly: Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Muscidae: Azeliinae)". Acta Tropica. 158: 125–129. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.022.
- ^ a b "Hydrotaea aenescens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Hydrotaea aenescens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Hydrotaea aenescens species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Hogsette, J. A.; Jacobs, R. D. (November 1999). "Failure of Hydrotaea aenescens, a larval predator of the housefly, Musca domestica, to establish in wet poultry manure on a commercial farm in Florida, U.S.A.". Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 13 (4): 349–354. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00173.x.