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Golden dung fly - Scathophaga stercoraria - male
Copyright © 2008 Ross Hill

Golden dung fly - Scathophaga stercoraria - Male
Medford, Jackson County, Oregon, USA
April 16, 2008
Size: 8mm
Found perched on a grass blade stalking a fly.
Contributed by Ross Hill on 3 April, 2009 - 11:48am
Last updated 15 April, 2009 - 11:23pm

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