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Megaselia aurea
scuttle fly
Megaselia aurea is a species of scuttle fly in the family Phoridae, one of thousands of species within the hyperdiverse genus Megaselia. Adults are very small, measuring 1–3 millimeters in length, with a characteristic humped thorax. The species exhibits distinctive mating behavior where females aggregate on leaves. Larvae develop in damp, decaying organic matter.