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Golden Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria
Copyright © 2005 Matthew Roth

Golden Dung Fly - Scathophaga stercoraria
Mountville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
December 23, 2005
Size: 8mm
A specimen from my collection. Is this species Scathophaga stercoraria? Collected on dog dung:-)
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Contributed by Matthew Roth on 30 December, 2005 - 9:24am
Last updated 11 March, 2006 - 7:01pm

I agree.
I would concur with that. Nice specimen!
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 December, 2005 - 10:59am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I didn't know how many species there were to confuse it with in that family. It did have all of it's legs, but we had friends over the holidays and right as I was taking it off of my mounting block, someone bumped my arm!
… Matthew Roth, 30 December, 2005 - 2:09pm login or register to post comments

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