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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Flesh Flies (Sarcophagidae)
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Flesh Fly?
Copyright © 2007 Perry Babin

Flesh Fly?
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA
Size: ~5mm
I have other images if they're needed for ID. Flesh flies are already well represented so I didn't see any point in posting more than these.

Thanks in advance

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Contributed by Perry Babin on 17 May, 2007 - 10:00pm
Last updated 18 May, 2007 - 5:46pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 18 May, 2007 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

Nice shots
I believe the three stripes on the thorax and red "tail light" say flesh fly.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 May, 2007 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

 
Ordinarily, those are the key points I'd use but the orange legs and an abdomen with much more orange than other examples has me a bit confused with this individual.
… Perry Babin, 18 May, 2007 - 12:00pm login or register to post comments

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