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Root Maggot Fly - male
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Root Maggot Fly - Male
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
May 31, 2008

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Root Maggot Fly - male Fly - male Fly - male
Contributed by Kevin Hall on 4 June, 2008 - 6:30pm
Last updated 24 May, 2009 - 11:20am

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 25 March, 2009 - 9:01am

Anthomyiidae…
Wing venation (R2+3) and the presence of pleural bristles indicate a root-maggot fly, a male as you noted.

See reference here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/8083
… Ross Hill, 11 March, 2009 - 6:03pm

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