Common Name: Black Scavenger Fly Latin Name:
Sepsis sp. (P.
Beuk, det.)
Length: ~4 mm
Range: Throughout Alberta
Habitat: Near Manure
Time of year seen: Summer
Larva's Diet: Manure
Other: Black Scavenger Flies are typically shiny
and black. Anatomically they have rounded heads and the abdomen
narrows at the base. The are common flies found on and around
manure. |