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Unknown Fly - Scatopse notata - male - female
Copyright © 2020 JudyAsarkof

Unknown Fly - Scatopse notata - Male Female
Carlisle, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
October 14, 2020
Size: Just under 1/8 inch
50 found clustered under damp bag in chicken coop area. Collected and placed in white tray for photos. Most flew away, 2 breeding , several grooming themselves.

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Unknown Fly - Scatopse notata - male - female Unknown Fly - Scatopse notata - male - female Unknown Fly - Scatopse notata - male - female
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Contributed by JudyAsarkof on 14 October, 2020 - 10:03pm
Last updated 24 October, 2022 - 10:13am

Moved
Moved from Minute Black Scavenger Flies.
… Even Dankowicz, 24 October, 2022 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

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Female Scatopse
These are common right now on goldenrod flowers (on which adults feed) and around any sources of decay (which the larvae feed on, such as manure or compost.)
… Jonas Insinga, 14 October, 2020 - 10:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Jonas Insinga
Thank you!!!
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