Flesh Fly
Taken at Baron's Haugh on 15th June 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode.
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Taken at Strathclyde Park on 27th May 2022 using Panasonic Lumix TZ70 in macro mode. Fact File
Flesh Fly.
Species :
Order:
Family:
Local names: 		Scathophaga.....Dissection required for proper identification.
Diptera.
Scathophagidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Size:
Description:

Habitat:
Feature:
 		Mainly dung.
Mainly dung.
4.1 - 22.9 mm.
Black and gray longitudinal stripes on the thorax and checkering on the abdomen. Other key features include red eyes and a bristled abdomen.
Pond edges and wet meadows often on dung.
Generally, only males of this family can reliably be identified to species, and then only by examination of dissected genitalia.