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Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

Yellow Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)

A hairy dung fly resting on a flower. These flies spend a lot of time around dung, however, it is only the larvae which are dung eaters. The adults are actually...
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A hairy dung fly resting on a flower. These flies spend a lot of time around dung, however, it is only the larvae which are dung eaters. The adults are actually carnivorous and catch small insects to eat...
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Jun, 2013

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