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Sarcophagid Fly?
Copyright © 2007 Gary McDonald

Sarcophagid Fly?
Aromas, San Benito County, California, USA
August 15, 2007
Size: about 8mm
The abdomen is not really very well lit in either photograph to tell if the tip is reddish, but it does seem to be a somewhat different color than the remainder of the abdomen. He was on Argyranthemum frutescens in our garden, in live oak/chaparral habitat.

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Sarcophagid Fly? Sarcophagid Fly?
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 17 August, 2007 - 12:23pm
Last updated 2 September, 2007 - 8:06pm

Not Sarcophagid, but Calyptratae is a good place for it.
I have one of these, too, and have noticed a ton more posted as just flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 16 October, 2007 - 11:43pm login or register to post comments

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