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What (who) is dung fly - definition

FAMILY OF FLIES
Dung Fly; Dung fly; Scatomyzidae; Cordyluridae; Scopeumatidae; Scathophagid; Dung flies
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dung fly         
¦ noun a hairy fly that lays its eggs in fresh dung. [Scathophaga stercoraria and other species.]
Scathophagidae         
The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus Scathophaga which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The name probably derives from the yellow dung fly (S.
Striped dung fly         
SPECIES OF INSECT
Draft:Striped dung fly; Oxysarcodexia varia
Oxysarcodexia varia, commonly known by the name striped dung fly, is a species of insect in the family Sarcophagidae. It is found in parts of South America, Polynesia, Norfolk Island, and New Zealand.

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Scathophagidae

The Scathophagidae are a small family of Muscoidea which are often known as dung flies, although this name is not appropriate except for a few species of the genus Scathophaga which do indeed pass their larval stages in animal dung. The name probably derives from the yellow dung fly (Scathophaga stercoraria), which is one of the most abundant and ubiquitous flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Examples of use of dung fly
1. The dung–fly uses its good fortune to pay for a consumption spree for her close friends.
2. She is rescued by a youthful gnat, who slays the spider and declares his wish to marry the dung–fly.
3. His "Mukha–Tsokotukha" (Buzzing Dung–Fly) can be read as a tongue–in–cheek commentary on post–Soviet Russia.
4. The "gilt–bellied" dung–fly happens upon a coin while walking in the field, very much like Mother Russia with its oil wealth.