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Australian Museum Black Scavenger Flies 2 Expedition

Specimens Australian Museum Entomology Collection

The black scavenger flies are from the family Sepsidae. They are usually found around dung or decaying plant and animal material. Many species resemble ants, having a waist and glossy black body. Many Sepsidae have a curious wing-waving habit made more apparent by dark patches at the wing end. They play an important biological role as decomposers of mammal and other animal excrement.

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