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Greenish Fly
Copyright © 2006 Cheryl Moorehead

Greenish Fly
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
October 21, 2006
Size: approx 1cm
There were 20 or more of these flies on the trunk of my cherry tree. They blended in very well with the lichens on the tree trunk.
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 22 October, 2006 - 5:11pm
Last updated 16 April, 2009 - 10:20pm

Moved
Moved from Muscoidea.
… v belov, 16 April, 2009 - 10:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 26 March, 2009 - 5:47pm login or register to post comments

Phaonia?
I had some better images of this species ID'd as Phaonia species (see http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=5&thread_id=4860#post_22275 on Diptera.info...
Perhaps a new guide page is warranted?
… Cheryl Moorehead, 22 February, 2007 - 7:49am login or register to post comments

Flesh fly?
Reminds me of:

Other images have eyes more the color of yours.
… Ron Hemberger, 22 October, 2006 - 6:11pm login or register to post comments

 
I don't really think so...
They were congregating in large numbers, and all the flesh flies I've seen are more gray w/red-tipped abdomen
Thanks, though.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 22 October, 2006 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe a muscid?
If you haven't already, check muscoidea.
… Ron Hemberger, 24 October, 2006 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Anthomyiidae?
I found a couple of photos that look similar...


I was looking at color of thorax, color of wings (incl. spots) and color of eyes/face.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 24 October, 2006 - 12:51pm login or register to post comments

 
Well, it seems we're getting closer, if not there
I wondered about the root maggot fly myself. Hope an expert weighs in on this one.

In your other post of the ?same? fly, I noticed white feet. Some months back, there was something about this in another post. Couldn't find it this time, looking for white "feet", "hands", "gloves" and "shoes".
… Ron Hemberger, 24 October, 2006 - 3:08pm login or register to post comments

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