Sciomyzidae
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Taxonomy · GBIF
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderDiptera
- FamilySciomyzidae
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sciomyzoidea
- Image
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- P105
- family
- P9566
- diurnality
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Description
- Biology
- Identification
- Selected genera
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Pherbellia annulipes hunting on decaying wood (video, 1m 6s) thumb|Limnia sp. on a blade of grass (video, 34s)
The family Sciomyzidae belongs to the typical flies (Brachycera) of the order Diptera. They are commonly called marsh flies, and in some cases snail-killing flies due to the food of their larvae.