Dictya umbrarum

Dictya umbrarum is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic.^[2][3] Long. : 4-5 mm. Intensely spotted wings. The interocular space with a black mark at the anterior orbital. The face is white with a black or brown central point. The antennae are reddish, the arista yellow at the base. The body is black (au fond) covered in a grey yellow pruinosity with shifting (changeant) brown spots on the abdomen. The femora are grey with a brown apical band. The tibia are yellow with a brown apical ring (anneau).^[4] For terms see Morphology of Diptera. Dictya montana is a predator of aquatic pulmonate snails with no apparent parasitoid tendency. ^[5]

Dictya umbrarum
Dictya umbrarum North Wales
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Sciomyzidae
Subfamily:	Sciomyzinae
Tribe:	Tetanocerini
Genus:	Dictya
Species:	D. umbrarum
Binomial name
Dictya umbrarum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms
Musca umbrarum Linnaeus, 1758 Pherbina paludosa Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830[1]