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Scatomyza
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.
9 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Scatomyza mellipes
speciesScatomyza mellipes

Scatomyza reses
speciesScatomyza reses

Scatomyza scybalaria
speciesScatomyza scybalaria
Scatomyza curtipilata
speciesScatomyza curtipilata

Scatomyza sinensis
speciesScatomyza sinensis
Scatomyza amplipennis
speciesScatomyza amplipennis
Scatomyza magnipennis
speciesScatomyza magnipennis
Scatomyza medvedevi
speciesScatomyza medvedevi
Scatomyza nigrolineata
speciesScatomyza nigrolineata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1531037.