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Bee-mimicking Flies on Dung - Scathophaga stercoraria
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Bee-mimicking Flies on Dung - Scathophaga stercoraria
Kenai Peninsula Borough County, Alaska, USA
June 19, 2010
Contributed by Necturus on 25 June, 2010 - 4:28pm
Last updated 21 July, 2010 - 8:08pm

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Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 21 July, 2010 - 8:08pm

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Moved from ID Request. Great photo, although some part of me does want to say "yuck" as well... :) One of our fly experts may be able to confirm the ID here...
… Ken Schneider, 12 July, 2010 - 6:11pm

Golden Dung Fly?
I'm not an expert, but looks similar to this one :)

… Yurika Alexander, 25 June, 2010 - 5:16pm

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