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Fly - family?
Copyright © 2006 Tom Bentley

Fly - family?
Churchill Woods FP, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
July 30, 2006
Size: ~8mm
Hoping for family on this one...genus if I am super lucky!
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Contributed by Tom Bentley on 14 October, 2006 - 3:58pm
Last updated 17 October, 2007 - 5:18pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Tom Bentley, 17 October, 2007 - 5:18pm login or register to post comments

So Tom, what would you say to a root maggot fly?
Something along the lines of "Hello, root maggot fly" I bet.
… Ron Hemberger, 17 October, 2007 - 1:16pm login or register to post comments

I'm not an expert but looks l
I'm not an expert but looks like a flesh fly to me also
… sharonthebuggirl, 16 October, 2006 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

maybe
Sarcophagidae?? Flesh fly? I have one that looks very similar and Eric E. said it reminded him of a flesh fly.. so maybe.

Charles
… Charles Weber, 14 October, 2006 - 9:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Not flesh fly.
I don't think this is a flesh fly, at least not in the genus Sarcophaga. Reminds me more of Muscidae or Scathophagidae, actually. The family boundaries keep changing, which complicates things even more:-)
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 October, 2006 - 3:55pm login or register to post comments

 
See what happens
when you speak of the devil!! LOL

Charles
… Charles Weber, 16 October, 2006 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

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