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Large Flies (Stinkfliegen?) - Coenomyia ferruginea - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Rebekah Shuman

Large Flies (Stinkfliegen?) - Coenomyia ferruginea - Male Female
Chicago (O'Hare Airport Area), Illinois, USA
May 27, 2007
Mating.
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Contributed by hgkrishman on 29 May, 2007 - 10:55pm

So did you smell them? They
So did you smell them? They are also called chees-flies in Europe...
… Martin Hauser, 29 May, 2007 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

Coenomyia ferruginia... great
Coenomyia ferruginia... great find... I lived in Chicago for 18 years and never once found one. :(
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 29 May, 2007 - 11:05pm login or register to post comments

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