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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Flesh Flies (Sarcophagidae) » Satellite Flies (Miltogramminae)
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Fly - male
Copyright © 2005 Lynette Elliott

Fly - Male
Cumberland County, North Carolina, USA
April 30, 2004

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 28 February, 2005 - 6:13am
Last updated 22 July, 2017 - 4:40pm

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Moved from Flesh Flies.
… v belov, 26 August, 2012 - 3:06pm login or register to post comments

Sarcophagid?
Many of those calyptrate flies with big whitosh heads are Miltogramminae, a subfamily of the Sarcophagidae. Virtually all of those are parasitoid of digging wasps. However, not completely familiar with the Nearctic fauna, I cannot be certain that other calyptrates may have a similar appearance. Anyway, it gives you something to look further with.

Paul

http://www.diptera.info
… Paul Beuk, 28 February, 2005 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

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