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fly 2 - Sarcophaga - female

fly 2 - Sarcophaga - Female
El Dorado Regional Park, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
February 27, 2009

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fly 2 - Sarcophaga - female fly 2 - Sarcophaga - female

Flesh fly.
Scarlet eyes and three black thoracic stripes are pretty diagnostic. Plus, Sarcophaga is easily one of the most abundant genera of flies in North America.

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