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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sphaeroceroidea » Chyromyidae » Chyromya » Chyromya femorella
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Fly - Chyromya femorella
Copyright © 2012 Sam Houston

Fly - Chyromya femorella
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
April 15, 2012
Size: 3mm (1/8")
There were 8-10 of these little yellow flies on and off of a leaf of a butterfly bush that had a bird dropping on it. The wind was blowing and I couldn't get a good picture so I carefully removed the leaf from the plant hoping the flies would follow. None did except this little guy rode the leaf down until I put it on the ground. I will say that they were very interested in the bird dropping. What is it about the dropping that they found so irresistible?

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 17 April, 2012 - 2:23pm
Last updated 2 April, 2023 - 4:59am

Moved
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Chyromyidae?
Chyromyidae?

Bird droppings are tasty, nutritious treats to some insects. The moth Macrocilix maia mimics two flies feeding on a bird dropping.
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