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Stable Fly? - Stomoxys calcitrans
Copyright © 2007 Perry Babin

Stable Fly? - Stomoxys calcitrans
Ascension Parish, Louisiana, USA
Size: ~6mm

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Contributed by Perry Babin on 14 May, 2007 - 11:11pm
Last updated 28 September, 2011 - 1:40pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Perry Babin, 14 May, 2007 - 11:32pm

Right on!
The stout mouthparts is a dead giveaway for Stomoxys calcitrans - the Stable Fly. Very nice image!
… Stephen Luk, 14 May, 2007 - 11:14pm

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