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Fly - Ptecticus trivittatus
Copyright © 2005 Tony DiTerlizzi

Fly - Ptecticus trivittatus
Robert Frost Trail, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
August 4, 2005
Size: ~6-7 mm
Found in company with blow flies near scat.
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Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 10 February, 2007 - 4:08pm
Last updated 15 February, 2007 - 8:17pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 11 February, 2007 - 12:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Martin,
there are 14 more pages of unidentified flies here where this one was residing. Do you know any of those? Are there some images there which in your opinion will never be identified even to family? If so we can frass them if we know which ones.
… john and jane balaban, 11 February, 2007 - 2:39pm login or register to post comments

Ptecticus
Nice picture!
… Martin Hauser, 11 February, 2007 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Martin,
I've got a few more fly pics to go through and upload...I hope you'll have luck with those images as well:)
… Tony DiTerlizzi, 11 February, 2007 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

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