Yellow dung fly
Scathophaga stercoraria
Dung-flies
(Scathophagidae)
♂
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Green yellow fly with brown wings, green breast and red eyes. The rear of the ♂ has thick gold yellow hairs while the ♀ is greener with less hair. Often in grass patches near cattle, eggs are laid in droppings where the larvae feed on other larvae species. Adults feed on other insects visiting flowers. ⇔ l. 5-11 mm syn. Golden dung fly
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10-50 mm
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Six
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0 LookAlikes (LA):
Yellow dung fly
Strontvlieg
Gelbe Dungfliege
Scatophage du fumier
Mosca gialla
Scathophaga stercoraria [L.]
Scathophaga stercoraria [L.]
Scathophaga stercoraria [L.]
黄粪蝇
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