Scuttle Flies

Description: English: A female of Dohrniphora longirostrata decapitating an Odontomachus ant near Cabo Verde, Brazil. Date: 23 August 2014, 23:16:47. Source: Brown B, Kung G, Porras W (2015) A new type of ant-decapitation in the Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4299. doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4299. Author: Brian V. Brown, Giar-Ann Kung, & Wendy Porras (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County).

Description: English: A female of Dohrniphora longirostrata, lateral view. The long proboscis is used to decapitate ants. Date: 5 December 2014, 03:23:07. Source: Brown B, Kung G, Porras W (2015) A new type of ant-decapitation in the Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4299. doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4299. Author: Brian V. Brown, Giar-Ann Kung, & Wendy Porras (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County).

Description: English: Tip of female Dohrniphora longirostrata proboscis, which is used to separate an ant’s head from the rest of its body. Date: 27 July 2011, 08:38:42. Source: Brown B, Kung G, Porras W (2015) A new type of ant-decapitation in the Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4299. doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4299. Author: Brian V. Brown, Giar-Ann Kung, & Wendy Porras (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County).

Description: English: An Odontomachus ant eating a captured Dohrniphora conlanorum female. Date: 25 February 2012, 16:37:15. Source: Brown B, Kung G, Porras W (2015) A new type of ant-decapitation in the Phoridae (Insecta: Diptera). Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4299. doi:10.3897/BDJ.3.e4299. Author: (photo by Inna Strazhnik) Brian V. Brown, Giar-Ann Kung, & Wendy Porras (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County).

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Description: English: Phoridae – Humpbacked flies • Larvae feed on decaying bodies • Some species can burrow to a depth of 50cm over 4 days • Important in buried bodies. Date: 24 October 2011. Source: Own work. Author: Rajashekhar nayak.

Description: Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. Date: 29 October 2016, 12:58. Source: Phorid Fly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location38° 58′ 12.88″ N, 77° 02′ 39.58″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 38.970245; -77.044329.

Description: SO729470. Cradley, Malvern Worcs. Date: 1 August 2017, 14:48. Source: Tiny Fly. Phoridae, possibly Phora species. Author: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K.

Description: English: Female Aenigmatias sp. female from Diamond-X Ranch, Santa Monica Mountains, Los Angeles Co., California, USA. Date:. Source: Own work. Author: Phoridae.

Description: English: mating pair of Aenigmatias sp. Source: Own work. Author: Phoridae.

Description: English: Scuttle fly feeding on bird poop. :P Family Phoridae. Date:. Source: Own work. Author: Obsidian Soul.

Description: SO729470. Cradley, Malvern Worcs. Date: 1 August 2017, 14:47. Source: Phoridae, possibly Phora species. Author: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K.

Description: English: adult male Puliciphora sp. Date: 7 December 2010. Source: Self-photographed. Author: S.E. Thorpe. NEW ZEALAND BP, Tauranga, Pahoia, Page Family Trust Orchard, 21 Francis Road, pan trap, 26 Mar-1 Apr 2009, J. Todd Licensing[edit] : This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.enCC0Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedicationfalsefalse.

Description: Els Poblets, Alicante, Spain. Date: 27 December 2015, 15:46. Source: Phorid Flies Mating. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA. Camera location38° 51′ 31.77″ N, 0° 01′ 23.47″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 38.858825; 0.023185.

Description: Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. Date: 4 May 2019, 14:01. Source: Scuttle Fly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA.

Description: Not the best photograph but hopefully I'm right with the ID. These flies are usually very fast moving and not easy to photograph. Date: 2 June 2010, 10:02. Source: A Scuttle Fly. Author: S. Rae from Scotland, UK. Camera location55° 54′ 33.27″ N, 3° 00′ 32.63″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 55.909242; -3.009063.

Description: English: Megaselia scalaris. Found in Riga town, Latvia. Date: 14 July 2012. Source: Own work. Author: AfroBrazilian.

Description: Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. Date: 4 May 2019, 13:55. Source: Scuttle Fly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA.

Description: Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. Date: 4 May 2019, 13:59. Source: Scuttle Fly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA.

Description: Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. Date: 4 May 2019, 13:55. Source: Scuttle Fly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA.

Description: Rock Creek Park, Washington, DC, USA. Date: 4 May 2019, 13:57. Source: Scuttle Fly. Author: Katja Schulz from Washington, D. C., USA.

Description: English: Megaselia scalaris adult male terminalia. Date: 7 December 2010. Source: Self-photographed. Author: S.E. Thorpe. NEW ZEALAND BP, Tauranga, 553 Omanawa Road, Wandaria Ltd orchard, 15-2-I, intercept trap, Oct 2007, J. Todd Licensing[edit] : This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission. http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.enCC0Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedicationfalsefalse.

Description: English: Scuttle flies (Phora sp.) in copula. Filmed in a meadow at San Vincenzo, Tuscany, Italy. Deutsch: Phora sp. in Kopula; gefilmt in einer Wiese bei San Vincenzo, Toskana, Italien. Id: User:Notafly. Source: Own work. Author: Pristurus.