Scathophaga scybalaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
(a dung fly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScathophaga scybalaria (a dung fly)
GenusScathophaga (a genus of dung flies)
FamilySCATHOPHAGIDAE (dung flies)
SuperfamilyMUSCOIDEA (dung and house flies)
InfraorderSchizophora - Calyptratae (an infraorder of flies)
OrderDIPTERA (two-winged flies)
Division Endopterygota (bees, beetles, flies, moths and other insects with wings developing internally)
InfraclassNeoptera (bees, beetles, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other advanced insects)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Scathophaga scybalaria (a dung fly) :
1: Scathophaga scybalaria (a dung fly)
25 Jul 2015 OSGR: SU21 50° 50’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
several males, on fresh cow pat in edge of stream
Image 1: Male - anterior view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 2: Male - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 3: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - close-up - magnified - silver backgroundImage 4: Male - fore-parts - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 5: Male - head and thorax - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 6: Male - head and thorax - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 7: Male - head - anterior view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 8: Male - head - dorsal view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 9: Male - head - lateral view - magnified - silver backgroundImage 10: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 11: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background (2)Image 12: Male - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver background (3)Image 13: Male - ventral view - enlarged - silver backgroundImage 14: Wing - highly enlarged - white backgroundImage 15: Male - area beneath base of abdomen and above hind coxae - posterior view - microscope low magnificationImage 16: Male - genitalia - in normal position - dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 17: Male - genitalia - opened to show claspers - postero-dorsal view - microscope low magnificationImage 18: Male - genitalia - slightly opened to show claspers - dorsal view - microscope low magnification

Scathophaga scybalaria (a dung fly) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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