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Flesh fly ? - Paradidyma
Copyright © 2004 David A Burke

Flesh fly ? - Paradidyma
5200 ft elevation NW, Wyoming, USA
September 5, 2004
Size: 1/2 inch
A Sarcophagidae female, maybe ? Thanks --
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Contributed by David A Burke on 9 January, 2005 - 3:51pm
Last updated 14 April, 2009 - 10:02am

Moved
Moved from Dexiinae.
… v belov, 14 April, 2009 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flesh Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 20 February, 2007 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae. looks like Parad
Tachinidae. looks like Paradidyma
… Norm Woodley, 24 May, 2006 - 2:44pm login or register to post comments

Flesh Fly
Definitely a flesh fly, Sarcophagidae, probably Sarcophaga sp. I think this is a male, though I cannot say for sure without looking at the ass end.
Compare to: Flesh Fly
… Bruce Marlin, 9 January, 2005 - 9:44pm login or register to post comments

 
not Sarcophaga?
The frons of this specimen is more swollen than in 'regular' Sarcophaga and more similar to the frons as found in in the Miltogramminae. Also, the body pattern in Sarcophaga is more chequered rather than striped as in this specimen. What makes me hesitate to call it a miltogrammine is the fact that in our region these just have silvery hairs on the head and not the pattern as shown in this specimen.

Paul

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… Paul Beuk, 10 January, 2005 - 2:17am login or register to post comments

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