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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Flesh Flies (Sarcophagidae) » Sarcophaginae » Sarcophaga
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flesh fly - Sarcophaga
Copyright © 2005 Kathleen O'Connor

flesh fly - Sarcophaga
Lake County, California, USA
June 10, 2005
Size: 1 inch?
I know there are already pictures of this, it's just that the markings came out so well on this shot.
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Contributed by Kathleen O'Connor on 14 June, 2005 - 11:57pm
Last updated 29 June, 2005 - 7:28am

No house flies yet
Believe it or not there isn't a single image of Musca domestica in the guide. It is about time that somebody gets a picture of one.
… Beatriz Moisset, 17 June, 2005 - 7:06am login or register to post comments

Flesh fly.
This is a flesh fly, genus Sarcophaga. They are WAY bigger than house flies, and the scarlet "tail" gives it away instantly.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 June, 2005 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Re: Scarlet Tail
Please see this post:
… Ron Hemberger, 29 July, 2008 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

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