Posted by Juergen Peters on 08-05-2018 18:53
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Hello John,
johnes81 wrote:
I do not see them very often. Actually, i only see them at a local park with a pond. I do not see them at the other five places that i visit regularly.
perhaps, because you live in a big city and have no cow droppings in your surrounding? B)
Here
Scathophaga stercoraria is one of the most numerous flies. One can find it nearly all the year round (even in winter) nearly everywhere. Some other
Scathophaga species are also abundant, but not like
stercoraria. Fortunately this species is easy to identify by its furry outfit (less in females, which are also more greenish and smaller than the males) and its dark antennae (single species with such in central Europe).
Edited by Juergen Peters on 08-05-2018 18:54