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  no common name (Homoneura sp)





no common name | Homoneura sp photo
Homoneura fly photographed on leaf of hibiscus.

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no common name | Homoneura sp photo
Homoneura fly photographed on leaf of hibiscus.

Photograph copyright: ozwildlife - all rights reserved. Used with permission.







INSECT FACTS

Identification
This Homoneura species is a small fly with large red compound eyes. The body is orange brown with sparse long hairs. The legs are quite long and the wings are smoky coloured with dark spots. The larvae feed in leaf litter.

Size
5mm



Classification
Class:Insecta
Order:Diptera
Family:Lauxaniidae
Genus:Homoneura
Species:sp
Common Name:no common name