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Golden Dung Fly

Scathophaga stercoraria

Photo by HemaShah
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The size of a house fly. Looked like a newly emerged honey bee.

Habitat:

garden

Species ID Suggestions

Golden Dung Fly

Scathophaga stercoraria

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Fyn Kynd
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Comments (3)
HemaShah
The greenish tinge in the second picture makes me lean towards a female.
HemaShah
thank you Fyn! I am thrilled to learn something new!
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PublishedMarch 1, 2013

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