Another Yellow Dung Fly?

CloudedYellow · #1 (**permalink**) 31-03-2007, 05:08 PM

This looks like a yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria to me put is that pollen on its thorax?

Thx

agrumpycow · #2 (**permalink**) 31-03-2007, 05:35 PM

[quote=CloudedYellow;107571]This looks like a yellow Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria to me put is that pollen on its thorax?

Thx

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I amy be wrong but I think they feed on other insects and flies so maybe it got some pollen from one of those? Does look like pollen.................

tr33lo · #3 (**permalink**) 31-03-2007, 05:59 PM

They eat other small insects as well, but I have also seen them in flowers so the pollen would have got there from the flowers!

They lay their eggs in the dung, hence the name

Jon