Elassogaster
Elassogaster is a genus of scavenger flies (Diptera) belonging to the family Platystomatidae. They are native to warm regions of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. They have rounded heads with red eyes, a shiny green thorax and a dark stigma on the wing tips. Adults frequent the vicinity of dung or carcasses, where they walk while constantly waving their wings. The larvae develop in dung.
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Elassogaster
Elassogaster is a genus of scavenger flies (Diptera) belonging to the family Platystomatidae. They are native to warm regions of Africa, Madagascar and Australia. They have rounded heads with red eyes, a shiny green thorax and a dark stigma on the wing tips. Adults frequent the vicinity of dung or carcasses, where they walk while constantly waving their wings. The larvae develop in dung.
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Elassogaster is a genus of sca ...... s. The larvae develop in dung.
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* Epicausta (Loew, 1873)
* Myiodella (Rondani, 1873)
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678,797,917
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Elassogaster sp. in South Africa
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Elassogaster is a genus of sca ...... s. The larvae develop in dung.
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Elassogaster
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