Blandthorn Fly
Phaonia valida
The adult is a small muscid fly found around hedgerows, woodland edges, meadows, and damp vegetation. It flies readily between resting spots and feeds on liquids such as nectar, honeydew, and moisture from decaying organic material. Adults depend on quick takeoff, agile flight, and dull camouflage to avoid predators. Like other true flies, it has only one pair of wings, with the hind pair reduced to balancing organs called halteres.
- Type
- Wing
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- ?
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- Blandthorn Fly