Lotophila atra explained

Lotophila atra 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.

Notes and References

1. [Fauna Europaea]
2. Pitkin. B.R.. Lesser dung flies, Diptera: Sphaeroceridae. Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects. 1988. 10. Part 5e. 1–175. Royal Entomological Society of London. London.
3. 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.