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Graphomya maculata

Graphomya maculata

(Scopoli, 1763)

Family: Muscidae
Order: Diptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Graphomya maculata is a species of fly. It is widespread and common in most parts of Europe and also occurs in North Africa including the Canary Islands. The thorax bears the same black and white pattern in both sexes. Females also have a black and white abdomen, while the male has orange colouration on the abdomen as seen in the picture.

While adults are not predatory and can be found nectaring on flowers in meadows, hedge rows, and roadside vegetation, the larvae are predatory, feeding in muddy pools and damp leaf litter.

Source: Wikipedia, article Graphomya maculata. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Photography ID: 388712
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Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/18/2020
Diego Trillo
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Photography ID: 388711
  Adult

Avellaneda
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/18/2020
Diego Trillo


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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
202720810/03/2024ArgentinaSanta FeCamino Rural, San Jerónimo Norte1Gustavo Fernando Durán
174090031/03/2023ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Ecológica Vicente LópezMarcos Garberoglio
121308118/01/2020ArgentinaBuenos AiresEco Área Avellaneda, AvellanedaDiego Trillo
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Graphomya maculata – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.