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Won't even guess on this one - Lucilia
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Won't even guess on this one - Lucilia
Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
August 9, 2006
(That means it's probably very, very obvious.)

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 9 August, 2006 - 8:32pm
Last updated 28 June, 2009 - 6:54pm

Moved
Moved from Blow Flies.
… v belov, 28 June, 2009 - 6:54pm

 
Thanks =v=
I love the way you're working the flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 28 June, 2009 - 7:46pm

Blow fly.
This is a "greenbottle" blow fly in the family Calliphoridae. Probably in the genus Lucilia, but I can't be sure. Terry Whitworth might know. He just published a new key to North American blow flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 August, 2006 - 3:46pm

 
Thanks, Eric.
I'll move this, hopefully to the right place!
… Ron Hemberger, 10 August, 2006 - 5:29pm

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