Dictya umbrarum

Dictya umbrarum is a species of fly in the family Sciomyzidae. It is found in the Palearctic and Nearctic.
Long. : 4-5 mm. Intensely spotted wings. The interocular space with a black mark at the anterior orbital. The face is white with a black or brown central point. The antennae are reddish, the arista yellow at the base. The body is black covered in a grey yellow pruinosity with shifting brown spots on the abdomen. The femora are grey with a brown apical band. The tibia are yellow with a brown apical ring.
For terms see Morphology of Diptera.
Dictya montana is a predator of aquatic pulmonate snails with no apparent parasitoid tendency.