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Salt Lake Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria
Copyright © 2005 Kerry S. Matz

Salt Lake Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
April 25, 2005
Size: 12mm
The guide page images made for an easy ID. If only other Diptera were this easy.

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Contributed by Kerry S. Matz on 1 May, 2005 - 6:44pm

Scatophaga (Scatophagidae)
Typo: not Scathophaga, here and in the guide.
… Adalbert Goertz, 26 July, 2006 - 9:54am

 
Have to...
go along with Troy's comment about the spelling. Without looking at the nomenclature history and whatever ICZN rules may have been applied it's best to go with the most recently known authority. My reference had Scatophaga as well, but it was older. This could have been a lapsus that was allowed to stand. Taxonomy is such a fun world to play in. ;)>
… Kerry S. Matz, 15 August, 2006 - 10:24pm

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