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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Phasiinae » Phasiini » Phasia » Phasia aurulans
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fly with metallic abdomen - Phasia aurulans - male
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Elliott

fly with metallic abdomen - Phasia aurulans - Male
Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington, USA
September 4, 2009

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 4 September, 2009 - 8:36pm
Last updated 20 December, 2011 - 9:06am

Moved
Moved from Phasia.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 December, 2009 - 10:42pm login or register to post comments

Phasia aurulans?
In Europe this would be Phasia aurulans and I notice that you have the same species in North America :)
… Chris Raper, 10 December, 2009 - 6:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Well
I found an image online and it matches well. However, I don't know what other species may be similar. Here is the camparison photo.
… Lynette Elliott, 11 December, 2009 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

 
Phasia aurulans
Yes, I have the same problem - I don't know what your alternatives look like :D But I'd say it's a fair bet that you have photographed P.aurulans because most of the other species (on both sides of the Atlantic) are quite dull and black - or they look different to this one. Given a specimen I would be able to run it through the Sun & Marshall keys but I would never attempt it from a photo ;)
… Chris Raper, 11 December, 2009 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

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