Bazaar Fly vs African Mantidfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute	Bazaar Fly	African Mantidfly
Scientific Name	Musca sorbens	Sagittalata olivacea
Order	Diptera	Neuroptera
Family	Muscidae	Mantispidae
Size	5-7 mm	18-26 mm wingspan
Habitat	Woodlands	Woodlands
Diet	Omnivores	Parasitoids
Regions	Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia	Southern Africa, East Africa
Conservation	Least Concern	Least Concern

Bazaar Fly

A tropical fly that feeds on eye and wound secretions, spreading trachoma. It is a major public health concern in developing tropical countries.

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It is the primary mechanical vector of trachoma, the world's leading infectious cause of blindness.

A greenish African mantidfly found in woodland and bushveld habitats. Like all mantidflies, it has distinctive raptorial front legs.

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Larvae ride on female spiders phoretically, waiting for them to lay eggs before entering the egg sac.