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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Flesh Flies (Sarcophagidae) » Sarcophaginae » Sarcophaga
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Flesh Fly - Sarcophaga - female
Copyright © 2007 Kevin Hall

Flesh Fly - Sarcophaga - Female
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
August 27, 2007
Size: large fly (horsefly size)
This very large fly was kind enough to pose for me for a while. I tried looking him up under tachinids as he is very bristly. Tried looking him up under flesh flies as he has the lengthwise racing stripes a lot of those guys seem to have. I think it's time for me to get a lesson on how to *really* tell my fly families apart. Mouth parts maybe?

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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 28 August, 2007 - 1:47am
Last updated 14 June, 2008 - 10:28pm

In hopes that you get your lesson
I've subscribed to this fun post. Wing veins will likely be at least part of the answer.
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