Scathophagidae (Dung Flies)

Species in this group

Scathophaga stercoraria

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Scathophaga soror

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

<5%

Jan

<5%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

<5%

Aug

~10%

Sep

~10%

Oct

<5%

Nov

<5%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Dung Flies

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
2	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
3	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
4	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
5	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
6	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
7	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
8	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
9	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
10	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
11	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
12	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	African Dung Fly			<5%
13	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	African Dung Fly			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Birmingham	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
2	Liverpool	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
3	Manchester	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
4	Dublin	🇮🇪 Ireland	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
5	London	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
6	Brussels	🇧🇪 Belgium	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
7	Amsterdam	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
8	Rotterdam [The Hague]	🇳🇱 Netherlands	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
9	Leeds	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
10	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 2	~10%
	Golden Dung Fly			~10%
11	Paris	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
12	Lyon	🇫🇷 France	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
13	Copenhagen	🇩🇰 Denmark	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
14	Essen	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
15	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 2	<5%
	African Dung Fly			<5%
16	Portland	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
17	Warsaw	🇵🇱 Poland	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
18	Milan	🇮🇹 Italy	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
19	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
20	Helsinki	🇫🇮 Finland	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
21	Saint Petersburg	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
22	Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
23	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
24	Toronto	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
25	Moscow	🇷🇺 Russia	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
26	Vienna	🇦🇹 Austria	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
27	Vancouver	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
28	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
29	Montreal	🇨🇦 Canada	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
30	Tokyo	🇯🇵 Japan	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
31	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%
32	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 2	<5%
	Golden Dung Fly			<5%

Dung Flies

Species in this group

Golden Dung Fly

African Dung Fly

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Dung Flies

Parks Ranked

Cities Ranked