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Scathophaga

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Diptera

Subfamily
  
Scathophaginae

Higher classification
  
Scathophaginae

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Family
  
Scathophagidae

Scientific name
  
Scathophaga

Rank
  
Genus

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Scathophaga stercoraria, Scathophagidae, Fly, Insect, Brachycera

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The genus Scathophaga are small to medium sized predatory flies that for the most part, have larvae that feed on other insect larva within animal dung or decaying vegetable matter. Many are highly variable, sometimes producing small, infertile males that superficially resemble females. is an example of an organism which may selectively store the sperm of multiple males, as females have three to four spermathecae.

Contents

Scathophaga Scathophagid checklist British Scathophagidae

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Species

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  • Scathophaga calida (Haliday in Curtis, 1832)
  • Scathophaga furcata (Say, 1823)
  • Scathophaga gigantea (Aldrich, 1932)
  • Scathophaga inquinata (Meigen, 1826)
  • Scathophaga litorea (FallĂ©n, 1819)
  • Scathophaga lutaria (Fabricius, 1794)
  • Scathophaga pictipennis (Oldenberg, 1923)
  • Scathophaga scybalaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Scathophaga stercoraria (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Scathophaga suilla (Fabricius, 1794)

  • Scathophaga Yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria NatureSpot

    Scathophaga Scathophagid checklist British Scathophagidae

    Scathophaga Scathophaga Discover Life

    Scathophaga Scathophagid checklist British Scathophagidae

    References

    Scathophaga Wikipedia


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