23
Apr
2010
Scathophaga
Submitted by walwyn
A genus of small to medium sized predatory flies whose larvae feed on other insect larva within animal dung or decaying vegetable matter.
Scathophagidae
26
Apr
2010
Scathophaga stercoraria
Submitted by walwyn
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Scathophagidae
Genus: Scathophaga
Species: S. stercoraria
Common name: Yellow Dung Fly
23
Apr
2010
Scathophagidae
Submitted by walwyn
A small family which are often known as "Dung-flies" although only a few species of the genus Scathophaga, actual spend their larval stage in animal dung.
