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Melanophora roralis

Melanophora roralis

(Linneo, 1758)

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

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Description


Melanophora roralis is a species of woodlouse fly in the family Calliphoridae.

 M. roralis is long, black in colour with hairy antennae and a shiny thorax.

Distribution: It was introduced to North America from Europe and can be found from Southern Ontario to Chile and Argentina.

Ecology: Species fly from mid-May to October and inhabit old forests and damp areas near the shore. The females of this species have a distinctive white spots at the tips of their wings and lay from 189 to 238 eggs in 6.5 to 7.5 hours. It takes up to 21 days for the species´ to pupate. It is a parasite of Porcellio scaber.

Source: Wikipedia, article Melanophora roralis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246205719/10/2025ArgentinaBuenos AiresReserva Natural Ingeniero MaschwitzMarcos Garberoglio
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Melanophora roralis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 21/09/2026.