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

Interactions where Scathophaga stercoraria is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(dead) dead adult may be infected by UK/Ireland Entomophthora muscae an entomophagous fungus Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grasses, Ing, B., 1982
Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complex, Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Entomophthorales/Entomophthoraceae/Entomophthora muscae/Entomophthora muscaean entomophagous fungus Animal / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scathophagidae/Scathophaga stercoraria/Scathophaga stercorariaa dung flydeadadult infects dead adult

Author & YearTitleSource
Ing, B., 1982Flies, Entomophthora, ergot and grassesBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 16 (1): 58-59.
Jensen, A.B., Thomsen, L. & Eilenberg, J., 2006Value of host range, morphological, and genetic characteristics within the Entomophthora muscae species complexMycol. Res. Vol 110 (8): 941-950.

Scathophaga stercoraria (a dung fly) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Scathophaga stercoraria (a dung fly) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesScathophaga stercoraria (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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Scathophaga stercoraria (a dung fly)

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

General Works

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Pesticides

Webb, L., Beaumont, D.J., Nager, R.G. & McCracken, D.I. 2007 Effects of avermectin residues in cattle dung on yellow dung fly Scathophaga stercoraria (Diptera: Scathophagidae) populations in grazed pastures Bulletin of Entomological Research Vol 97: 129-138.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Scathophaga stercoraria (a dung fly):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 38 images of Scathophaga stercoraria (a dung fly)
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