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| | | Face Fly - Phaonia subventa | | Face Fly - Phaonia subventa belong to the order Diptera and to the family Muscida. This species is widespread throughout Europe. These flies reach body lengths of 6-8 mm. The upper part of their scutellum is grey, the lower part, orange. Their abdomen is reddish-yellow and has a black dorsal stripe. | | |
| | | | Phaonia subventa prefer to live in forests. They are active from April to winter. They reproduce several times a year. Females lay their eggs in rotting leaves, rotting wood or in carrion, on which their larvae feed. The larvae overwinter there. | | |
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| | | Description of images / photos | | 1. | Face Fly - Phaonia subventa - Muscidae | | 2. | Phaonia subventa - side face | | 3. | Phaonia subventa on leaf |
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