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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Sarginae » Merosargus » Merosargus caeruleifrons
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Front yard flies - Merosargus caeruleifrons - male - female
Copyright © 2008 john and jane balaban

Front yard flies - Merosargus caeruleifrons - Male Female
Balaban front yard, Skokie, Cook County, Illinois, USA
June 24, 2008
Size: ~7mm
These little guys flew in as a pair, gave us time for one picture and then just as quickly flew away.
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 27 June, 2008 - 2:22pm
Last updated 18 August, 2021 - 1:41pm

Moved
Moved from Cephalochrysa nigricornis.
… Martin Hauser, 18 August, 2021 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies.
… Martin Hauser, 4 July, 2008 - 5:40pm login or register to post comments

Soldier Flies
These look like they are Soldier Flies family Stratiomyidae, maybe in the genus Sargus.
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