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Yellow Dung Fly

Scathophaga stercoraria

Classification

Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera

Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly or the golden dung fly, is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. As its common name suggests, it is often found on the feces of large mammals, such as horses, cattle, sheep, deer, and wild boar, where it goes to breed. The distribution of S.

Distribution

Dick Belgers · CC BY
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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United Kingdom · 9,594Netherlands · 5,242Germany · 1,441France · 799Belgium · 171Spain · 151Italy · 116Luxembourg · 49Switzerland · 49Peru · 2