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Green fly; Lucilia, wanting to know what species??
Copyright © 2009 Martha Carlson

Green fly; Lucilia, wanting to know what species??
Moline, on the banks fo the Mississippi River, Rock Island County, Illinois, USA
July 10, 2009
Size: 3/8 (?) inch average size
Looking to find what species of Lucilia this green fly may be... was near a smaller similar fly (male?) but this ones eyes ae pretty close to gether... is it the female or male?

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Green fly; Lucilia, wanting to know what species?? Green fly; Lucilia, wanting to know what species?? Green fly; Lucilia, wanting to know what species??
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Contributed by Martha Carlson on 16 July, 2009 - 8:20am
Last updated 17 August, 2009 - 6:23pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request. I think it can be hard to get to species without collecting a specimen. Moving to family page for now, in the hopes that one of our experts will comment.
… Ken Schneider, 17 August, 2009 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

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