Shore fly

Scatella shore flies are 4–5mm long with large eyes, thick bodies and short antennae, and their wings can have greyish brown patches. While shore flies are strong [...] General Shore flies of the genus Scatella are a common greenhouse pest found throughout the United States, Canada and northern Mexico. In Europe and Asia [...] Asia, the species Scatella stagnalis occurs widely. These small black flies can be found naturally at marshy, muddy lake shores and intertidal zones, and