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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Stratiomyinae » Stratiomyini » Hedriodiscus » Hedriodiscus vertebratus
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Soldier Fly - Stratiomyidae? - Hedriodiscus vertebratus - male
Copyright © 2006 Lloyd and Sandy Spitalnik

Soldier Fly - Stratiomyidae? - Hedriodiscus vertebratus - Male
Central Park, New York County, New York, USA
August 20, 2006
Think I have the correct family. Could the genus be Hedriodiscus or Odontomyia? Thanks, Sandy
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Contributed by Lloyd and Sandy Spitalnik on 29 August, 2006 - 12:01am
Last updated 3 February, 2015 - 12:31pm

Moved
Moved from Stratiomyini.
… Charley Eiseman, 3 February, 2015 - 10:02am login or register to post comments

Stratiomyidae: Hedriodiscus vertebratus
Stratiomyidae: Hedriodiscus vertebratus
… Norm Woodley, 3 February, 2015 - 9:58am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Hedriodiscus or Odontomyia.
… Charley Eiseman, 25 January, 2011 - 11:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies.
… v belov, 27 January, 2010 - 9:19am login or register to post comments

Stratiomyidae
This is a strat, either Odontomyia (most likely) or something near
… Norm Woodley, 8 January, 2007 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks like some Hedriodiscus in the guide
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… John S. Ascher, 9 October, 2014 - 10:20am login or register to post comments

 
Fly
Hi Norm, Appreciate the ID help. Sandy&Lloyd
… Lloyd and Sandy Spitalnik, 8 January, 2007 - 10:22pm login or register to post comments

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