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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » Dung Flies (Scathophagidae)
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Fly
Copyright © 2009 Phil Huntley-Franck

Fly
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
April 24, 2009
Help to ID would be appreciated.

Do these flies always have their bottoms tucked under?
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Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 28 April, 2009 - 10:49pm
Last updated 18 May, 2009 - 9:49am

Moved
Moved from House Flies and kin. Looks like a Scathophaga.
… Matthias Buck, 18 May, 2009 - 9:49am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 29 April, 2009 - 6:24pm login or register to post comments

Thanks for your help, gentlemen.

:-P)
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 29 April, 2009 - 6:22pm login or register to post comments

Re: Bottoms tucked under
I don't know specifically about muscids. There are some syrphids, however, that do the tucking more often than not. Paragus and, to a lesser extent, nausigaster come to mind.

Here's paragus:

Generally, I think the posture is more common with long-bodied flies, such as yours.
… Ron Hemberger, 28 April, 2009 - 11:55pm login or register to post comments

Muscoidea
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… v belov, 28 April, 2009 - 11:28pm login or register to post comments

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