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Flesh Flies (Sarcophagidae) - Sarcophaga - male
Copyright © 2007 Gerald (Jerry) R. Donehew

Flesh Flies (Sarcophagidae) - Sarcophaga - Male
San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA
August 5, 2007
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Contributed by Gerald (Jerry) R. Donehew on 20 December, 2007 - 8:01am
Last updated 27 March, 2008 - 8:03pm

Moved
Moved from Flesh Flies.
… Gerald (Jerry) R. Donehew, 20 December, 2007 - 11:35am login or register to post comments

Not an expert
But some of the comments on Musca domestica mention 4 stripes, this seems to have only 3. I would guess something more along the lines of Flesh Flies (Sarcophagidae)?
… John R. Maxwell, 20 December, 2007 - 9:36am login or register to post comments

 
Good call, John
Red "tail light" is a characteristic, I think of just the male, and can take these to species.
… Ron Hemberger, 20 December, 2007 - 11:15am login or register to post comments

 
John- Thanks! Renamed and mov
John- Thanks! Renamed and moved to guide
… Gerald (Jerry) R. Donehew, 20 December, 2007 - 10:10am login or register to post comments

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