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small white-faced fly - Metopia
Copyright © 2004 Robin McLeod

small white-faced fly - Metopia
London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
June 19, 2004
Size: about 4 mm
Presumably common and/or well known, as it was found in the back yard of a suburban home.

Update 24 May 2006: I originally guessed this was a tachinid; thanks to Paul and Norm for correcting me.
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Contributed by Robin McLeod on 22 December, 2004 - 2:52pm
Last updated 24 May, 2006 - 7:16pm

Sarcophagidae: Miltogrammina
Sarcophagidae: Miltogramminae: Metopia sp.
… Norm Woodley, 24 May, 2006 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Metopia species
Thanks again for narrowing this one down to genus, which, as Paul had suggested, belongs to Sarcophagidae. Image moved from Tachinidae page to new genus page.
… Robin McLeod, 24 May, 2006 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

Please, ...
... take into account that there are many species of the sarcophagid subfamily Miltogramminae that also have white faces. These are nearly all nest parasitoids of sphecid wasps and the like. You may have to check those out as well.

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 22 December, 2004 - 3:49pm login or register to post comments

 
small white-faced fly
Thanks, Paul - will do.
… Robin McLeod, 22 December, 2004 - 6:42pm login or register to post comments

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