Scavenger-fly

Guides

  • Themira annulipes

    Themira annulipes is a European species of black scavenger fly in the family Sepsidae. It is a small dipteran known from records in Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. As a member of Sepsidae, it likely shares the family's characteristic behavior of frequenting dung and decaying organic matter, though specific ecological details for this species remain limited in available sources.

  • Themira nigricornis

    black scavenger fly

    Themira nigricornis is a species of black scavenger fly in the family Sepsidae, first described by Meigen in 1826. It is native to Europe with records across western, central, eastern, and northern regions, and has been introduced to the Nearctic region including the United States. The species was first documented in south-eastern Europe in 2014 from an urban site in Bucharest, Romania, representing the southernmost European location for the species. Adults are necrophagous and have been observed on decomposing animal carcasses.