Macaronesian-fauna

Guides

• Opalimosina mirabilis

  lesser dung fly

  Opalimosina mirabilis is a species of lesser dung fly in the family Sphaeroceridae, originally described as Limosina mirabilis by Collin in 1902. The species belongs to a genus of small flies commonly associated with decaying organic matter. It has been recorded from the Azores (Faial, Flores, São Miguel) as well as Denmark and Norway.

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