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 		  Insects of Coal Oil Point > Guide > Diptera > Chloropidae 

Chloropidae - Frit Flies

This is a large and common family of small-sized flies. Both as adults and as larvae Frit flies live either in decaying matter or in grass stems and as such are found in grassy areas.

The Coal Oil Point collection has three morphospecies of Frit Flies.

Frit Fly Photos
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