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soldier fly - Stratiomys
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

soldier fly - Stratiomys
Orange, Orange County, Vermont, USA
June 13, 2006
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Contributed by tom murray on 18 June, 2006 - 10:07am

That is a great shot! Strats
That is a great shot! Strats are by the way my favorite flies...
Cheers
Martin
… Martin Hauser, 18 June, 2006 - 1:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Martin
Are there any other angles that would be better for identifying these flies?
… tom murray, 18 June, 2006 - 5:26pm login or register to post comments

 
Under belly shots help
For a lot of the flies in this genus it is helpful and sometimes necessary to see the ventral surface of the abdomen in order to get a good species ID. Kinda hard to do in the field though! Usually the dorsal abdomen is good enough for a rough ID or to a species group.
… Morgan Jackson, 6 December, 2006 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

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