Parasitic Bee Fly vs Black Aphodius

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Parasitic Bee Fly Black Aphodius
Scientific Name Winthemia rufopicta Aphodius fimetarius
Order Diptera Coleoptera
Family Tachinidae Scarabaeidae
Size 6-9 mm 5-8 mm
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Nectar Feeders Dung Feeders
Regions North America, Europe, Asia Europe, North America, Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Parasitic Bee Fly

A medium-sized tachinid fly that parasitizes armyworm caterpillars and other crop pest larvae. It is found across multiple continents.

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Did You Know?

Females deposit multiple larvae on a single caterpillar but only one typically survives to maturity.

Black Aphodius

A small dweller dung beetle with a black head and pronotum and reddish-brown elytra. It lives directly within dung pats rather than tunneling or rolling. One of the most common and widespread dung beetles in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Did You Know?

Unlike roller and tunneler species, dwellers complete their entire life cycle within the dung pat itself.