Graphomya maculata

Graphomya maculata is a species of fly. It is widespread and common in most parts of Europe^[1][2] and also occurs in North Africa including the Canary Islands.^[3] The thorax bears the same black and white pattern in both sexes. Females also have a black and white abdomen, while the male has orange colouration on the abdomen as seen in the picture.^[4]

A male Graphomya maculata

Graphomya maculata
Female Graphomya maculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Diptera
Family:	Muscidae
Genus:	Graphomya
Species:	G. maculata
Binomial name
Graphomya maculata (Scopoli, 1763)
Synonyms
Graphomya compuncta (Harris, 1780) Graphomya maculata (Harris, 1780) Musca compuncta Harris, 1780 Musca maculata Harris, 1780 Musca maculata Scopoli, 1763

While adults are not predatory and can be found nectaring on flowers in meadows, hedge rows, and roadside vegetation, the larvae are predatory, feeding in muddy pools and damp leaf litter.^[5]