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Mating Flesh Flies - Wohlfahrtia - male - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Mating Flesh Flies - Wohlfahrtia - Male Female
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado, USA
July 9, 2005
Are these tachinid flies?
Contributed by tom murray on 20 July, 2005 - 10:54pm
Last updated 25 September, 2005 - 10:44pm

Flesh flies.
Oh, wow. I am pretty sure these are flesh flies in the genus Wohlfahrtia. The spots on the abdomen are pretty distinctive. Hoping one of our fly experts will verify or offer an alternative:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 July, 2005 - 11:51am

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