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Pherbellia ventralis
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Pherbellia ventralis

Pherbellia ventralis is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic . Pherbellia ventralis is a small sciomyzid (body lengths up to 4.5 mm.). The body is dark grey blue to blue grey contrasting with the yellowish brown abdomen.The mid-frontal stripe is short. The larvae feed on aquatic snails including Stagnicola palustris .

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