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 Scathophagidae - Scathophaga ... (female)
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 19-11-2024 12:58
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Member Location: France Posts: 711 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Hello, In the south of France on 17 November 2024. The body is about 8 mm long. Thank you for your help with the identification Liliane D attached the following image:  [152.81Kb] Edited by Liliane D on 19-11-2024 19:04 |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 19-11-2024 12:59
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Member Location: France Posts: 711 Joined: 16.08.17 |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 19-11-2024 13:58
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10233 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Not Lauxaniidae. I think it is one of the pale Scathophaga. |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 19-11-2024 16:08
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Member Location: France Posts: 711 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Thank you very much John, This is the first time I see a scathophagidae in my garden. If I have understood correctly there are 26 species in France! For now, I am eliminating S. furcata because I don’t see a grey band on the femur 1. I am also eliminating S. stercoraria because the one I photographed is not hairy enough. Think we can see a female? Are the Scathopha all coprophages? |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 19-11-2024 16:50
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 10233 Joined: 22.10.10 |
See https://scathopha...ecies.info. The identification guide for the British Isles should work in France most of the time. You may have some additional species. Quoting that page: "The family are often known as `dung-flies', but this is not a particularly appropriate name because only about five or six species in the genus Scathophaga are actually dung breeders." Edited by John Carr on 19-11-2024 16:50 |
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| Liliane D |
Posted on 19-11-2024 19:09
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Member Location: France Posts: 711 Joined: 16.08.17 |
Thank you for this information, I am not comfortable enough with English to browse the site. With so many species I do not think my photos show the criteria that allow to go to the species. It’s already very interesting for me to discover a new family and a new genus in my garden. And to know that the reputation of the Scathophaga is not always fair 
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