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Large Blow Fly - Cochliomyia
Copyright © 2007 Cotinis

Large Blow Fly - Cochliomyia
Snowhill Road north of Cabin Branch Creek, Treyburn area, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 14, 2007
Size: 10 mm
Blowfly reared from a forensics demonstration as part of Durham Technical Community College's Criminal Justice Technology Program .

Is this Phormia regina? I, unfortunately, did not save the fly for a specimen.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 15 May, 2007 - 1:31pm
Last updated 15 May, 2007 - 6:35pm

Moved
Moved from Blow Flies.
… Cotinis, 15 May, 2007 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

see comment
here
… Tony Thomas, 15 May, 2007 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

Certainly in the Phormiini...
Certainly in the Phormiini... I'm not familiar enough with Protocalliphora to exclude it entirely, but Phormia seems likely... a lateral shot showing the spiracle would have been useful.
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 15 May, 2007 - 2:32pm login or register to post comments

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