picture-winged fly

▪ insect

also called  otitid fly 

      any member of a family of insects in the fly order, Diptera, that are small and have wings that are spotted or banded with black, brown, or yellow. They are commonly found in moist places or on flowers. Adults feed on nectar or fluids from decaying plant material. Larvae feed on dung and on decaying underground plant parts such as bulbs, tubers, and roots, within stems, and occasionally on healthy plant tissue.

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