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Blow Fly - Calliphora
Copyright © 2006 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Blow Fly - Calliphora
Henryetta, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
February 25, 2006
Size: aprox 10mm
This looks like a blow fly but I do not remember them as being so hairy.

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Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 26 February, 2006 - 12:50pm
Last updated 27 February, 2006 - 4:45pm

I think so.
I'm no expert, but I do think this is a Blow Fly (Calliphoridae). Use the following links to compare:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/26447
http://bugguide.net/node/view/16251
http://bugguide.net/node/view/42760
… Aaron Michael Peterson, 26 February, 2006 - 6:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Blow Fly
Looks like it, thanks Aaron
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 26 February, 2006 - 9:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Brilliant image.
I agree, it is a calliphorid, most likely Calliphora vicina, probably the most common species.
… Eric R. Eaton, 27 February, 2006 - 3:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Blow fly
Thanks Eric for the confirmation.
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 27 February, 2006 - 4:00pm login or register to post comments

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