Scathophaga furcata in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/23/2014). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide.
Scathophaga furcata in Prince George's Co., Maryland (3/12/2015). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide.
A Scathophaga furcata in Baltimore City, Maryland (4/20/2007). Determined by John F. Carr/BugGuide.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Diptera |
| Family: | Scathophagidae |
| Genus: | Scathophaga |
| Species: | S. furcata
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| Binomial name | |
| Scathophaga furcata (Say, 1823)
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Scathophaga furcata is a species of fly in the family Scathophagidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3]
Ecology
[edit]Like others in the genus Scathophaga, S. furcata larvae feed on dung.[4]
This species is a significant prey item in the diet of nestling snow buntings.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Fauna Europaea
- ^ Bei-Bienko, G.Y. & Steyskal, G.C. (1988) Keys to the Insects of the European Part of the USSR, Volume V: Diptera and Siphonaptera, Parts I, II. Amerind Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81-205-0080-6 ISBN 81-205-0081-4
- ^ Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
- ^ Krivosheina, N. P. (1 October 2008). "Macromycete fruit bodies as a habitat for dipterans (Insecta, Diptera)". Entomological Review. 88 (7): 778–792. doi:10.1134/S0013873808070038. ISSN 1555-6689. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ^ Stolz, Christian; Varpe, Øystein; Ims, Rolf A.; Sandercock, Brett K.; Stokke, Bård G.; Fossøy, Frode (6 July 2023). "Predator–prey interactions in the Arctic: DNA metabarcoding reveals that nestling diet of snow buntings reflects arthropod seasonality". Environmental DNA. doi:10.1002/edn3.439. hdl:10037/29755. ISSN 2637-4943. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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