What does a marsh fly eat?
It eats nectar, and its larvae eat mollusks such as snails and slugs.

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Species of Snail-killing flies
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Flies

Family
Marsh flies

Genus
Snail-killing flies

Species
A marsh fly (Sepedon spinipes)