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Fly - Anthomyia
Copyright © 2005 Sean McCann

Fly - Anthomyia
Gainesville, Alachua County, Florida, USA
May 1, 2005
That is not a shadow of the pin on the thorax, that is actually a
black stripe across it.
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Contributed by Sean McCann on 24 October, 2005 - 2:00pm
Last updated 14 February, 2007 - 4:59pm

Moved
Moved from Root-Maggot Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 14 February, 2007 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Anthomyiidae, genus Anthomyia
Hello Sean,
Your fly certainly belongs to the family Anthomyiidae, en probably to the genus Anthomyia. Look at this thread, there are some european specimens of this family:
http://www.diptera.info/photogallery.php?album=28
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 25 October, 2005 - 4:22pm login or register to post comments

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