A Guide to the Insects of the Coal Oil Point Reserve

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 		  Insects of Coal Oil Point > Guide > Diptera > Chloropidae 

Chloropidae - Frit Flies

Thisis a large and common family of small-sized flies. Both as adults andas larvae Frit flies live either in decaying matter or in grass stemsand as such are found in grassy areas.

The Coal Oil Point collection has three morphospecies of Frit Flies.

Frit Fly Photos
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