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Flesh Fly - Sarcophaga
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Flesh Fly - Sarcophaga
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
October 5, 2006
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Contributed by tom murray on 5 October, 2006 - 9:22pm
Last updated 7 October, 2006 - 8:47am

Moved
Moved from Flesh Flies.
… tom murray, 7 October, 2006 - 8:47am login or register to post comments

Tachinid?
Tom, this reminds me of a Tachinid, especially Zelia, compare:

I don't know wing venation, but surely that is different between the two families. Any ideas on that?
That bulbous tip of the abdomen--is that an ovipositor or male genitalia, I wonder.
… Cotinis, 6 October, 2006 - 8:17am login or register to post comments

 
Sarcophaga sp.?
Patrick, I thought it might belong to the Sarcophaga.
I'm not that great with flies, what do you think?
… tom murray, 6 October, 2006 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Roger that
Hey, you are way ahead of me on flies.
Sarcophaga sure looks good. I was fooled by the bristly bahookie into thinking it was a tachinid.
… Cotinis, 7 October, 2006 - 5:00am login or register to post comments

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