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5015365 - Graphomya
Copyright © 2005 Rob Curtis

5015365 - Graphomya
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
September 13, 2005
Size: ~1/2"
Contributed by Rob Curtis on 21 September, 2005 - 10:40pm
Last updated 13 June, 2009 - 6:38am

Moved
Moved from House Flies and kin.
… v belov, 13 June, 2009 - 6:38am

Muscidae: Graphomya sp.
The anteriorly curving M vein and color pattern/form nail this one down (or at least something close to this genus).
… Donald S. Chandler, 16 January, 2006 - 12:27pm

 
I have this as Graphomya amer
I have this as Graphomya americana now.
… Rob Curtis, 13 June, 2009 - 9:36am

A shot in the dark
To me, it looks like a sarcophagid, but I am not well-versed in the calyptrate flies.
… Sean McCann, 22 September, 2005 - 8:24am

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