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| Lesser dung fly | The Lesser dung fly (Sepsis fulgens) belongs to the genus Sepsis, in the order Diptera, suborder Brachycera, infraorder Muscomorpha (Section: Schizophora; Subsection: Acalyptratae), superfamily Sciomyzoidea, family black scavenger flies (Sepsidae), subfamily Sepsinae and tribe Sepsini. Scientific synon...
... order Diptera, suborder Brachycera, infraorder Muscomorpha (Section: Schizophora; Subsection: Acalyptratae), superfamily Sciomyzoidea, family black scavenger flies (Sepsidae), subfamily Sepsinae and tribe Sepsini. Scientific synonyms for Sepsis fulgens are: Sepsis cynipsea, Sepsis communis, Sepsis concinna, Sepsis tonsa, Sepsis and Sepsis vibrans minimus.
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| ...winter and to mark their mating spots with special scents in the vicinity of their winter habitats for next year. In extreme cases, several hundred thousand can gather. In spring, after overwintering, the flies meet up at the marked places. Male Sepsis fulgens usually then visit dung-heaps where they await females for mating. The mating takes place at another location later on.
The female flies lay their eggs on dung-heaps or compost heaps. From the first or second day after hatching, the...
...fully developed larvae turn into pupae. This happens in the dung or compost or in the soil below it. From egg to adult fly can take 14 to 32 days.
Parasitoid mites like Bonomoia sphaerocerae and Macrocheles insignitus are the natural enemies of Sepsis Fulgens. These mites also use the flies as a means of transport. Sepsis fulgens can also can be infested by the nematode Diplogaster coprophila.
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| | | Sepsis violacea | | Sepsis violacea belong to the genus Sepsis in the order two-winged flies (Diptera), the suborder flies (Brachycera), the infraorder Muscomorpha (section: Schizophora, subsection: Acalyptratae), the superfamily Sciomyzoidea, the family black scavenger flies (Sepsidae), the subfamily Sepsi... | | |
| | Sepsis fulgens are commonly found throughout most of Europe, Asia and North Africa. They seem to be rare in the northern part of the Palearctic, however in Central Europe and Siberia, they are the most frequently occurring species of the family Sepsidae... | | |
| | The body of adult Sepsis fulgens is usually dark, with a metallic sheen and 2-4 mm in length. The abdomen is roundish with a "wasp waist" at the front and altogether the bodyresembles that of an ant. The wings (males’ 1.8 to 3.3 mm in length, females’ ... | | |
| | Sepsis fulgens are diurnal and active in Southern Europe from February-November and in Northern Europe from May to September/October. They prefer habitats such as forest edges, riverbanks, streams, lakes, meadows and wetlands, where they can often be found... | | |
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