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Golden Dung Fly

Scathophaga stercoraria

Description:

The size of a house fly. Looked like a newly emerged honey bee.

Habitat:

garden

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3 Comments

Fyn  Kynd
Fyn Kynd 11 years ago

You're very welcome!

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

The greenish tinge in the second picture makes me lean towards a female.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 11 years ago

thank you Fyn! I am thrilled to learn something new!

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Alameda, California, USA

Spotted on Mar 1, 2013
Submitted on Mar 1, 2013

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