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mating flies - Pollenia - male - female
Copyright © 2005 Bill DuPree

mating flies - Pollenia - Male Female
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA
June 2, 2005
Contributed by Bill DuPree on 3 June, 2005 - 10:05pm
Last updated 30 October, 2005 - 11:42pm

Cluster flies
By the many curly hairs on the body I would say these are cluster dlies, genus Pollenia, maybe rudis.

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 6 June, 2005 - 5:45am

 
Cluster flies
Thanks for the info Paul.
… Bill DuPree, 6 June, 2005 - 5:30pm

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