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marjolijn cardozo
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Posted on 28-09-2006 17:40
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surfing the web to search for identification of my photo subjects, I found diptera.info
thank you all for creating this site, I like the good photographs, the indepth information and active members.

I know it is difficult to distinguish species by pictures, but I hope that identification of the genus could be possible at least.

Can you identify the fly? I took the image in the Ardennes, Belgium in a specific calcerous biotope (Karst region), some days ago. The size is the same as a Yellow dungfly.

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Nikita Vikhrev
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Hi Marjolijn.
I don't know whether Yellow dungfly = Scathophaga starcoraria, but it is Scathophaga starcoraria. Very variable species, but you can se black antennae with plumose arista.
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Posted on 28-09-2006 19:13
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This fly really did draw the short straw when names were doled out. 'Shitloving shiteater' Shock Sad Such harsh words! And mostly uncalled for; S. stercoraria may love excrement but it certainly doesn't eat it.

It is indeed very variable in color and to a lesser degree in size too. I think the variability is at least partially linked to the temperature during the early stages.
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marjolijn cardozo
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thank you, you are probably right. Both have the same face, I attach an image to compare, this is a Yellow dungfly (i think).The yellow one has much more hair, more like fur. Perhaps it is the colour, or just another variability. Al those flies have different names, and these 2 look different and are the same species. It's funny.

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