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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » Dung Flies (Scathophagidae) » Scathophaginae » Scathophaga » Golden Dung Fly (Scathophaga stercoraria)
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Red Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria
Copyright © 2013 jeanne dammarell

Red Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria
Coffeepot Lake, Lincoln County, Washington, USA
October 14, 2013

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Contributed by jeanne dammarell on 16 October, 2013 - 10:33am
Last updated 1 October, 2014 - 9:43am

Moved
Moved from Scathophaga.
… John S. Ascher, 1 October, 2014 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dung Flies.
… John S. Ascher, 1 October, 2014 - 8:03am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 30 October, 2013 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 21 October, 2013 - 9:17am login or register to post comments

Looks like a Scathophagid (Dung Fly).
… Emile, 16 October, 2013 - 4:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you both for the sugges
Thank you both for the suggested ID. I just checked the species page for Scathophagidae and I can definitely see that. I got much better shots today on the same site and will try to check those images when I can.
Jeanne
… jeanne dammarell, 16 October, 2013 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

 
You're welcome, Jeanne.
You have a great portfolio of BugGuide contributions !

Feel free to post your new set of photos; perhaps it can be identified closer to species-level.
… Emile, 16 October, 2013 - 7:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you and I will follow y
Thank you and I will follow your suggestion!
Jeanne
… jeanne dammarell, 16 October, 2013 - 7:46pm login or register to post comments

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