Scathophaga furcata

Scathophaga furcata is a species of fly in the family Scathophagidae. It is found in the Palearctic.[1][2][3]

Scathophaga furcata
Scathophaga furcata North Wales
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Scathophagidae
Genus: Scathophaga
Species:
S. furcata
Binomial name
Scathophaga furcata
(Say, 1823)

Ecology

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
  1. Fauna Europaea
  2. 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
  3. Séguy, E. (1934) Diptères: Brachycères. II. Muscidae acalypterae, Scatophagidae. Paris: Éditions Faune de France 28 Bibliotheque Virtuelle Numerique pdf
  4. 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.
  5. 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. ISSN 2637-4943. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
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