Anthomyia

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Anthomyia
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Anthomyia pluvialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Anthomyiidae
Subfamily: Anthomyiinae
Tribe: Anthomyiini
Genus: Anthomyia
Meigen, 1803
Type species
Musca pluvialis
Synonyms

Anthomyia is a genus of flies in the family Anthomyiidae.[1] They look rather like small houseflies, but commonly have conspicuous black-and-white patterning.[2] This appears to be a mild form of aposematic coloration, though they do not appear to be distasteful unless they have eaten something offensive to the predator and have loaded their guts with it.[citation needed]

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Specimen from wild pigeon's nest
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Anthomyia procellaris laying eggs into faeces on a stump of tree

Species

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References

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