genus
Scathophaga
Scathophaga
Field notes
The genus Scathophaga are small to medium sized predatory flies that for the most part, have larvae that feed on other insect larva within animal dung or decaying vegetable matter. Many are highly variable, sometimes producing small, infertile males that superficially resemble females. This species is an example of an organism which may selectively store the sperm of multiple males, as females have three to four spermathecae.
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- Golden Dung Fly native
- Furcate Dung Fly presumed native
- Scathophaga spurca presumed native
- Scathophaga aldrichi presumed native
- Scathophaga orcasae presumed native
- Scathophaga nigrolimbata presumed native
- Scathophaga intermedia presumed native
- Scathophaga crinita
- Scathophaga dasythrix presumed native
- Scathophaga frigida
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Most observed native Scathophaga All
Native to the US, by observations.