Yellow dung fly — size comparison

The yellow dung fly often gathers around large herbivores’ dung. Adults hunt other insects and may also take nectar. Males meet females and compete with rivals

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Length

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Yellow dung fly

Scathophaga stercoraria

10 mmAdult male
Body length

od przodu głowy do końca odwłoka · bez czułków, nóg i wystających skrzydełMeasurement: side

The stated dimensions share a scale without a common ground line. Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Measurement comparisonScale in cm
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Yellow dung flyBody length10 mm
Bank cardLong edge of the card8.56 cm

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Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Yellow dung fly — size comparison — facts and sources

The yellow dung fly often gathers around large herbivores’ dung. Adults hunt other insects and may also take nectar. Males meet females and compete with rivals there.

Larvae develop in dung and eat its material. Their feeding therefore differs from adult predation.

Measurement sources