Plagiostenopterina

Scientific Name:
In the scientific world, signal flies are insects belonging to the Platystomatidae family. The European signal fly species is known as Platystoma seminationis in scientific circles.
Family and Genus:
According to classification, this insect belongs to the superfamily Tephritoidea of the order Diptera and the family Platystomatidae. There are around 1200 species of insects in 127 genera in this family.

Origin and Habitat:
Signal flies are distributed worldwide and are found in all biogeographic regions, but their abundance is highest in the tropics. Adult flies are usually seen perching on tree trunks and leaves.

Food:
Adult flies are attracted to flowers, decaying fruit, excrement, sweat, and decomposing snails. On the other hand, their larvae survive by eating fresh and decaying plant material, rotting corpses, and root nodules of trees.

Reproduction and Behavior:
Very strange and exceptional social and reproductive behavior is seen among these insects. In many species, special structures or eyestalks develop on the heads of male flies, which are used in reproductive battles and expanding territorial dominance.

Benefits:
They play a role in maintaining the balance of the environment by helping to rapidly decompose organic waste and dead bodies in nature.

Harmful Aspects:
The larvae of some species can have a minor harmful impact in agriculture on various parts of plants or in the case of legume crops.

I learned about them from various sites including iNaturalist, Wikipedia and Google.

_{​(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)}

Camera Used	Samsung SM-G973F
F-Stop	F2.4
ISO speed	ISO
Focal length	26mm
Flash	No
Editing app	Lightroom
Photography	(Plagiostenopterina)
Photographer	@mshbd
Location	Natore, Bangladesh