Melanophora roralis

Melanophora roralis is a species of woodlouse fly in the family Calliphoridae.

[13][14] M. roralis is 3–5.5 millimetres (0.12–0.22 in) long, black in colour with hairy antennae and a shiny thorax.

It was introduced to North America from Europe[15] and can be found from Southern Ontario[16] to Chile and Argentina.

[17] Species fly from mid-May to October and inhabit old forests and damp areas near the shore.

[16] The females of this species have a distinctive white spots at the tips of their wings[18] and lay from 189 to 238 eggs in 6.5 to 7.5 hours.