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| | | | Common yellow dung fly | The common yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria), also called the golden dung fly, belongs to the family dung flies (Scathophagidae) and the genus Scathophaga. This species is common and widespread throughout Europe, North America and Asia.
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| | | The adult common yellow dung flies reach body lengths of 5-12 mm. They are brown, yellowish-brown, golden, yellow (male) to yellowish-green (female) and are covered in dense furry hair. Common yellow dung flies have yellow faces with whitish-gray or sometimes slightly brownish foreheads. In the centre of their chest section (mesonotum) is a narrow red stripe. Their antennae and proboscis are black and their legs are yellow.
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| | | They have black bristles on the central section of the chest and two fine dark, longitudinal lines are visible there. The common yellow dung fly has greyish-brown transparent wings with red to yellow edges at the front. The abdomen of the females is greyish-brown with black hair, while the abdomen of the male is light yellow in colour.
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| | | | The common yellow dung fly’s habitat of preference is animal pastures, where it can be found on dung heaps. It is also encountered in gardens, where it feeds on compost. The adult flies feed on nectar from flowers or on the body fluids of small insects. | | |
| | | The females lay their eggs in dung heaps and the larvae develop there. The larvae reach body lengths of up to 10 mm and prey on other insects’ larvae (mostly Diptera). | | |
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Image editing with Photoshop | | 1. | Common Yellow Dung fly - Scathophaga stercoraria | | 2. | Common Yellow Dung fly - front view | | 3. | Fly - Common Yellow Dung fly - Scathophaga stercoraria | | 4. | Common Yellow Dung fly - side face |
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