Hydrotaea aenescens explained

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. Larvae of this species are predators of Musca domestica.^[1] The adults are known vectors of human botfly eggs.

Notes and References

1. Hogsette . J. A. . Jacobs . R. D. . 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 . November 1999 . 13 . 4 . 349–354 . 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1999.00173.x.