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Yellow swarming fly - Thaumatomyia notata, with beetle Agelastica alni Eating feces from the beetle.<br /> For the beetle species see:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132227/alder_leaf_beetle_-_agelastica_alni.html" title="Alder Leaf Beetle - Agelastica alni"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2298/132227_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=hdHTHlRWq3uQUwYm7JxYMZPCMcg%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="Alder Leaf Beetle - Agelastica alni Zoete Waters.<br /> Look at the little flies around it, species here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132228/yellow_swarming_fly_-_thaumatomyia_notata_with_beetle_agelastica_alni.html Agelastica alni,Alder Leaf Beetle,Belgium,Geotagged,Summer" /></a></figure><br /> Seen in Zoete Waters. Belgium,Geotagged,Summer,Thaumatomyia notata Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Yellow swarming fly - Thaumatomyia notata, with beetle Agelastica alni

Eating feces from the beetle.
For the beetle species see:

Alder Leaf Beetle - Agelastica alni Zoete Waters.<br /> Look at the little flies around it, species here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/132228/yellow_swarming_fly_-_thaumatomyia_notata_with_beetle_agelastica_alni.html Agelastica alni,Alder Leaf Beetle,Belgium,Geotagged,Summer

Seen in Zoete Waters.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Really cool that you managed to ID the flies. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      Yes! The app ObsIdentify is helping a lot. I also double check only its proposals as is not always 100% correct but mots of the times is very good for insects and fungi. Posted 3 years ago
  3. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Oh, eww. But, so cool. Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      Yes! haha! ..well humans appreciate a certain asian coffee made of scats of civet cat so we are not that far away in taste :-D Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
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        I needed to learn more...
        https://www.huffpost.com/entry/foods-extracted-from-poop_n_5699459

        There's also panda poo tea in China:
        https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-panda-tea/poo-for-tea-chinas-pandas-brew-a-top-drop-idUSBRE82I04O20120319         Posted 3 years ago
        1. View Patomarazul's profile
          Patomarazul
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          Yes! I did not get to try them but I would, given the chance, just to see what is all the fuss about :-D Posted 3 years ago
          1. View Christine Young's profile
            Christine Young
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            I would try it too, but I can't imagine liking it. Posted 3 years ago
  5. View Calbost Niel's profile
    Calbost Niel
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    I couldn't see the fly at first and was confused ... duh! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Patomarazul's profile
      Patomarazul
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      Haha! No problem! The flies are tiny and I did not have the best camera for a close up back then :-) Posted 3 years ago

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The Yellow Swarming Fly

"Thaumatomyia notata", the yellow swarming fly, is a species of 'fruit flies' or 'grass flies' belonging to the family Chloropidae subfamily Chloropinae. This species is present in most of Europe, in the Afrotropical realm, in the Near East, in North Africa, and in the Indomalayan realm.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Patomarazul
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Uploaded Mar 25, 2022. Captured Jul 4, 2012 17:50 in Zoet Water, Waversebaan 141, 3050 Oud-Heverlee, Belgium.
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  • SP550UZ
  • f/5.6
  • 10/1600s
  • ISO50
  • 9.84mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.