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Fly
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Fly
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 27, 2005
Size: 6.5mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 28 September, 2005 - 6:36pm
Last updated 20 February, 2007 - 4:41pm

Moved
Moved from Flesh Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 20 February, 2007 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Hi Keith
Thanks for all the help with the flies!
… tom murray, 21 February, 2007 - 8:42pm login or register to post comments

Sarcophagidae?
Tom, this one looks like a fly of the genus Amobia in the subfamily Miltogramminae of family Sarcophagidae. Flies of this group tend to station themselves on the ground instead of foliage. They also tend to fly ahead of us and land facing us head first almost like the tiger beetle does - Chen
… Chen Young, 29 September, 2005 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

 
Flesh Fly
It looks like the others in the guide page. Thanks for the ID and the explanation, Chen.
… tom murray, 29 September, 2005 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

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