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Pherbellia cinerella
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Pherbellia cinerella

Pherbellia cinerella is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic . P. cinerella is a dark and very characteristic Pherbellia and easy to recognise in the field by its long mid-frontal stripe and darkened anterior wing margin. The larva is predatory on a variety of terrestrial and aquatic snails including Helicidae, Galba truncatula, Helix, Helicella, Succinea and Lymnaea.There is little or no host preference. It is found in a

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