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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » Dung Flies (Scathophagidae)
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Copyright © 2012 Sym P. le

Fly
Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada
November 4, 2012

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Contributed by Sym P. le on 5 November, 2012 - 4:31pm
Last updated 23 February, 2013 - 4:16pm

Possibly Scathophaga furcata
Scathophaga furcata is a common species with bare arista, legs red except for large, dark spot on fore femur, and darkened crossveins.
… John F. Carr, 10 April, 2013 - 7:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dryomyza. Vibrissae and bristles on tibiae rule out Sciomyzidae and Dryomyzidae.
… Matthias Buck, 23 February, 2013 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dryomyzidae.
… John F. Carr, 26 January, 2013 - 9:40pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively... as a consensus placement :]
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 15 November, 2012 - 10:12am login or register to post comments

Not a sciomyzid
Just helping to eliminate a family. Face (especially prominent clypeus) suggests Dryomyzidae.
… Bill Murphy (William L.), 15 November, 2012 - 5:22am login or register to post comments

Sciomyzoidea?
Without looking, I had the impression of Dryomzidae or Sciomyzidae, but the color is different from the species I usually see.
… John F. Carr, 5 November, 2012 - 7:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Color
I can't make any representations regarding color. Although I flooded the scene with a strong flash that bounced everywhere, the fly was on the lit porch light which causes a warm yellow cast on everything. I might try changing the white balance but my experience with two strong and different light sources is that you still never know what the right colour is.
… Sym P. le, 5 November, 2012 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

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