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Scavenger Flies
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Scavenger Flies

Elassogaster

Elassogaster is a genus of scavenger flies (Diptera) belonging to the family Platystomatidae. They are native to warm regions of Africa, Madagascar, Asia 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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4 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Elassogaster linearis

speciesElassogaster linearis

Elassogaster vanderwulpi

speciesElassogaster vanderwulpi

Elassogaster hilgendorfi

speciesElassogaster hilgendorfi

Elassogaster arcuata

speciesElassogaster arcuata

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