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A Pair of Calliphorids? - Lucilia sericata
Copyright © 2005 Chuck Entz

A Pair of Calliphorids? - Lucilia sericata
Encino, Los Angeles County, California, USA
October 20, 2005
Size: 1/4 inch
The smaller one (a male?) was following the larger one (a female?).

Sun angle (and my shadow?) probably accounts for the different coloration- it was very bright, early afternoon. Both flies seemed at the time more like the smaller fly in color.
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Contributed by Chuck Entz on 22 October, 2005 - 12:16am
Last updated 15 January, 2007 - 9:43pm

Lucilia sericata
Lucilia sericata
… Norm Woodley, 24 May, 2006 - 2:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Moved to new species guide page
… Chuck Entz, 25 May, 2006 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

Probably.
Pretty sure the bottom one is Lucilia. The top individual may be a female bloated with eggs, or the spores of a fungus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 28 December, 2005 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

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