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title: "Golden Dung Fly"
description: "Scathophaga stercoraria — Insetos e aranhas. Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly or the golden dung fly, is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/golden-dung-fly
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Golden Dung Fly

> Scathophaga stercoraria — Insetos e aranhas. Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly  or the golden dung fly, is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

- Scientific name: *Scathophaga stercoraria*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `grassland` (Campos e prados), `farm` (Quinta)
- iNaturalist observations: 29178
- Wikidata: [Q28120](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28120)
- iNaturalist taxon: [132718](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/132718)

## Names

- en: Golden Dung Fly
- de: Gelbe Dungfliege
- es: Mosca amarilla del estiércol
- fr: Scatophage du fumier
- it: Scatophaga stercoraria
- nl: Strontvlieg
- pl: Cuchna nawozowa

## Countries with the most observations

GB (4564), US (2383), FR (1278), DE (764), CA (732), NL (723), RU (471), AT (310), ES (282), IE (280), IT (277), DK (275)

## Summary

Scathophaga stercoraria, commonly known as the yellow dung fly  or the golden dung fly, is one of the most familiar and abundant flies in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere. As its common name suggests, it is often found on the feces of large mammals, such as horses, cattle, sheep, deer, and wild boar, where it goes to breed. The distribution of S. stercoraria is likely influenced by human agriculture, especially in northern Europe and North America. The Scathophaga are integral in the animal kingdom due to their role in the natural decomposition of dung in fields. They are also very important in the scientific…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scathophaga_stercoraria

## Photo

![Golden Dung Fly](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/golden-dung-fly/medium.jpg)

Photo: Steve Cross · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/278682408

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/golden-dung-fly?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).