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 I presume this is a case of scavenger rather than predator. Could you hazard a guess at the two species, Order will do. Presume larger fly is Coenosia? Taken in SW London.

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 Predator. Muscidae: Coenosia, perheps C. tigrina
Prey. Agromyzidae: Phytomyza?
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 thanks - the prey is certainly not unlike the Cerodontha hennigi in the Agromyzidae gallery.
Are the Coenosia known to attack living flies rather than just feed on dead ones?
 
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 Yes, they are known predators.
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