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Dismalite

Orfelia fultoni (Fisher, 1940)

Status not recordedinsects

The dismalite (Orfelia fultoni) is a species in the family Keroplatidae, order Diptera.

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Quick facts about the dismalite

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the dismalite live?

Not recorded

Is the dismalite endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the dismalite classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumArthropoda
  3. classInsecta
  4. orderDiptera
  5. familyKeroplatidae
  6. genusOrfelia
  7. SpeciesOrfelia fultoni (Fisher, 1940)

Synonyms Platyura fultoni

Other names and names in other languages (1)
  • Foxfire flyEnglish

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the dismalite

Other species in the same genus Orfelia.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the dismalite?

The dismalite (Orfelia fultoni) belongs to the family Keroplatidae in the order Diptera.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Dismalite (Orfelia fultoni). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/dismalite

MLA

“Dismalite (Orfelia fultoni).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/dismalite.

BibTeX
@misc{dismalite_2026,
  title = {Dismalite (Orfelia fultoni)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/dismalite},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}