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Blow Fly - Phormia regina
Copyright © 2004 tom murray

Blow Fly - Phormia regina
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 28, 2004
Size: about 3-4mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 30 September, 2005 - 9:04am
Last updated 24 May, 2006 - 7:38pm

Phormia regina (Calliphoridae)
typo
… Adalbert Goertz, 3 August, 2006 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

 
OOPS!!
I copied the heading, instead of the full name in the message. Thanks for catching that Adalbert.
… tom murray, 6 August, 2006 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

this is probably Phormia regi
this is probably Phormia regina (Meigen)
… Norm Woodley, 24 May, 2006 - 2:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Phormia regi
Thanks for the ID Norm.
… tom murray, 24 May, 2006 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

Yes.
Right family (Calliphoridae), not certain which genus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 September, 2005 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

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