Hydrotaea aenescens
| Hydrotaea aenescens | |
|---|---|
| H. aenescens from North Wales | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Muscidae |
| Tribe: | Azeliini |
| Genus: | Hydrotaea |
| Species: | H. aenescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Hydrotaea aenescens (Wiedemann, 1830) | |
| Synonyms | |
Ophyra aenescens | |
Hydrotaea aenescens, known generally as black dump fly, is a species in the family Muscidae. Other common names include the black garbage fly and dump fly. It is found in Europe. Larvae of this species are predators of Musca domestica. The adults are known vectors of human botfly eggs.