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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » Dung Flies (Scathophagidae) » Scathophaginae » Scathophaga » Scathophaga crinita
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Unidentified fly, St. Paul Island, Alaska - Scathophaga crinita - male
Copyright © 2012 Ryan P ODonnell

Unidentified fly, St. Paul Island, Alaska - Scathophaga crinita - Male
St. Paul Island, Aleutians West County, Alaska, USA
July 7, 2012
Often seen on "Wild Celery" (a.k.a. Seacoast Angelica, Angelica lucida).
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Contributed by Ryan P ODonnell on 16 September, 2012 - 4:56pm
Last updated 12 October, 2014 - 9:26pm

species ID
How was the species ID made? What key was used for Scathophaga? Thanks!
… Derek Sikes, 14 October, 2014 - 2:42pm login or register to post comments

 
James (1950)
"The glossy black femora and the shortened front tarsi distinctly characterize this species... In typical males, the abdomen is covered with dense, furry, crinkly, yellow pile; this is the hairiest species discussed in this paper."(1)

In general it is not possible to key Scathophaga from photographs. The flies I identified are otherwise from the East, where the two common species are easily distinguished from each other by color.
… John F. Carr, 14 October, 2014 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

It figures
you have the only other shot on here of one. :) Nice details you were able to get.
… Ashley Bradford, 14 October, 2014 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scathophaga.
… John F. Carr, 12 October, 2014 - 9:24pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 23 September, 2012 - 6:43pm login or register to post comments

scatophagid?
… v belov, 16 September, 2012 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Scathophaga sp.
Scathophaga sp.
… Derek Sikes, 16 September, 2012 - 5:48pm login or register to post comments

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