Species Account for Pteromicra angustipennis
Pteromicra angustipennis (Staeger, 1845)
Diptera: other groups: Sciomyzidae
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Taxonomic group: flies (other) (Diptera: other groups) - County data
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Recorded from 1 out of 57x10km.sq. records in county
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It is a local snail killing fly found in marshes and near ponds. In the lab. the larvae will attack a wide variety of aquatic snails, each requiring 2-3 snails to complete its development Recorder species account). References
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