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Coremacera marginata
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Coremacera marginata · sraigžudė

Sieve-winged Snailkiller
Melierte Schneckenfliege
Rouwslakkendoder

This species occurs in most of Europe and in the Near East. These flies can be encountered in grasslands and woodlands, often in damp areas.

The adults are 7 to 10 mm long. The prominent eyes and the legs are reddish brown. The brown or yellowish antennae are forward-pointing, with a hairy 3rd segment and a whitish arista. The dark grey wings are mottled by many greyish spots and with a blackish border. The females lay their eggs on terrestrial snail shells or directly on slugs. After hatching, the maggots develop parasitically in the corresponding snails.