Anthomyia

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Anthomyia is a genus of flies in the family Anthomyiidae. They look rather like small houseflies, but commonly have conspicuous black-and-white patterning. This appears to be a mild form of aposematic coloration, though they do not appear to be distasteful unless they have eaten something offensive to the predator and have loaded their guts with it.

Species

• Anthomyia bazini Séguy, 1929 • Anthomyia cannabina (Stein, 1916) • Anthomyia canningsi Griffiths, 2001 • Anthomyia confusanea Michelsen in Michelsen & Báez, 1985 • Anthomyia facialis (Malloch, 1918) • Anthomyia illocata (Walker, 1856) • Anthomyia imbrida Rondani, 1866 • Anthomyia liturata (Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830) • Anthomyia maura (Stein in Becker, 1908) • Anthomyia mimetica (Malloch, 1918) • Anthomyia monilis (Meigen, 1826) • Anthomyia nigriceps (Huckett, 1946) • Anthomyia obscuripennis (Bigot, 1886) • Anthomyia ochripes Thomson, 1869 • Anthomyia oculifera Bigot, 1885 • Anthomyia plurinotata Brullé, 1833 • Anthomyia pluvialis (Linnaeus, 1758) • Anthomyia procellaris (Rondani, 1866) • Anthomyia punctipennis (Wiedmann, 1830) • Anthomyia quinquemaculata Macquart, 1839 • Anthomyia tempestatum Wiedemann, 1830 • Anthomyia xanthopus (Hennig, 1976)

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