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Photo#146378
Fly ID?

Fly ID?
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
September 16, 2007
Size: ~10mm
Another Tachinid?

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.

Tachinidae
Tachinidae

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Flesh Fly
I think it's a Flesh Fly
See : http://bugguide.net/node/view/110/bgimage

 
Thank you
Sam! The thing that is throwing me off of the flesh fly images are the long abdominal hairs or spikes on the fly in my pic. Otherwise, they look very similar.

Scott

 
I'm not sure.
This one could go either way and I wouldn't be surprised! Tachinids can be easily identified, but usually not from an image alone: Tachinids have a "postscutellum," a shelf-like process directly beneath the scutellum (hindmost dorsal segment on the thorax). You have to closely examine the specimen (obviously) to detect that feature, but it is easily seen and conclusive.