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20-NOV-2018

Golden Dung Fly

Scathophaga stercoraria

"Scato" = dung, “phaga" = eat (both Greek), so the family is named The Dungeaters, referring to the fact that the larvae of many
species eat dung; however, that’s just the larvae, and not all species. The adults feed on other things including pollen and nectar.

“Sterco” in the species name also means dung, this one in Latin.


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Dallas Hyatt22-Nov-2018 16:54
Fantastic colors and detail.
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