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Sarcophaga? - Graphomya - female
Copyright © 2008 Heidi Genter

Sarcophaga? - Graphomya - Female
Fountain, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
August 18, 2008
Is this of the genus Sarcophaga? I believe it is a female due to the wide-spaced eyes.
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Contributed by Heidi Genter on 18 August, 2008 - 9:21pm
Last updated 9 September, 2008 - 10:46pm

Muscidae
In the genus Graphomyia!
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 19 August, 2008 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

Not Sarcophaga, nor a flesh fly
Check the thorax for a quick weeder. According to the info page on flesh flies, thorax has "3 black racing stripes on a gray background".

For ID to genus on flies, you'll likely need a view above to show body pattern, a shot to show wing veins, a side view and, in some cases, a face shot and a rear view. And of course, a very, very cooperative fly!

If you can get only one angle, you did just fine!

I also think this is a female due to the eyes. This works on many, but not all, flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 18 August, 2008 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

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