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Fly - Drosophila
Copyright © 2009 John F. Carr

Fly - Drosophila
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
April 16, 2009
Size: 3 mm (approx.)
On a few-weeks-dead fox
Contributed by John F. Carr on 16 April, 2009 - 6:00pm
Last updated 19 April, 2009 - 7:57pm

Moved
Moved from Acartophthalmus.
… Matthias Buck, 19 April, 2009 - 7:57pm

My first thought
was Acartophthalmus (the only member of Acartophthalmidae). This would be a new one for Bugguide. Unfortunately, the wing venation does not line up. There also seems to be a proclinate orbital bristle (all reclinate in Acartophthalmus), and the arista seems to have branches (simple in Acartophthalmus). My second guess is Drosophila, which shows up on carrion quite regularly as well.
… Matthias Buck, 19 April, 2009 - 5:41pm

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