Hydrotaea aenescens, known generally as black dump fly, is a species in the family Muscidae. Other common names include the black garbage fly and dump fly. It is found in Europe. [3][4][5] Larvae of this species are predators of Musca domestica.[6] The adults are known vectors of human botfly eggs. [2]

Hydrotaea aenescens
H. aenescens from North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Muscidae
Tribe: Azeliini
Genus: Hydrotaea
Species:
H. aenescens
Binomial name
Hydrotaea aenescens
(Wiedemann, 1830)[1]
Synonyms[3]
  • Anthomyia aenescens Wiedemann, 1830

Ophyra aenescens [2]

References

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  1. ^ Wiedemann, Christian Rudolph Wilhelm (1830). Aussereuropäische Zweiflügelige Insekten. Vol. 2. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Cortinhas, Lucas Barbosa; Mendonça, Paloma Martins; Barbosa, Rodrigo Rocha; Queiroz, Margareth Maria de Carvalho (June 2016). "Ultrastructure of immature stages of the black dump fly: Ophyra aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) (Diptera: Muscidae: Azeliinae)". Acta Tropica. 158: 125–129. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2016.02.022.
  3. ^ a b "Hydrotaea aenescens Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. ^ "Hydrotaea aenescens". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. ^ Hogsette, J. A.; Jacobs, R. D. (November 1999). "Failure of Hydrotaea aenescens, a larval predator of the housefly, Musca domestica, to establish in wet poultry manure on a commercial farm in Florida, U.S.A.". Medical and Veterinary Entomology. 13 (4): 349–354. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00173.x.