Sphaeroceroidea

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Lesser dung flies and allies
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Section: Schizophora
Subsection: Acalyptratae
Superfamily: Sphaeroceroidea
Families

   Chyromyidae
   Heleomyzidae - incl. Trixoscelididae & Rhinotoridae
   Sphaeroceridae - small dung flies
   Nannodastiidae

Small dung flies belong to the Sphaeroceroidae family. There are 241 species in North America. Most small dung flies breed in animal manure. A few species feed in any decaying organic matter.

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