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Otitidae (Otitid Flies, False Fruit Flies)
These small slender flies resemble fruit flies, but their larvae feed in decaying vegetable matter or dung, rather than fruit. The adults occasionally feed at flowers with exposed nectaries, but they are only minor pollinators.
These small slender flies resemble fruit flies, but their larvae feed in decaying vegetable matter or dung, rather than fruit. The adults occasionally feed at flowers with exposed nectaries, but they are only minor pollinators.
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