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Root Maggot Fly

Anthomyiidae

Photo by RikMartin
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Field Notes

Description:

small nondescript brown fly of the Muscoidea family. Not sure which one this is

Habitat:

common hedgerows woodland and gardens

Notes:

name comes from the fact that larvae found in roots of plants

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Anthomyiidae

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