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Leptocera fontinalis | |
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Leptocera fontinalis is a species of fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, the lesser dung flies. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2] [3] The larvae live in a wide range of moist decaying organic materials where they feed on micro-organisms.
References
- ↑ Fauna Europaea
- ↑ Pitkin BR (1988) Lesser dung flies, Diptera: Sphaeroceridae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 10, Part 5e. Royal Entomological Society of London, London, 175 pp.
- ↑ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4 .
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