Yellow-horned

Guides

  • Mydaea flavicornis

    Mydaea flavicornis is a species of true fly in the family Muscidae, described by Daniel William Coquillett in 1902. The species epithet "flavicornis" (yellow-horned) refers to a distinctive yellow coloration of the antennae. As a member of the subfamily Mydaeinae, it belongs to a group of muscid flies commonly known as dung flies or stable flies. The genus Mydaea contains numerous species distributed primarily in the Holarctic region, though individual species distributions vary.