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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Polleniidae » Cluster flies (Pollenia) » Pollenia pediculata
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Blow Fly - Pollenia pediculata
Copyright © 2013 Richard Migneault

Blow Fly - Pollenia pediculata
Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
April 27, 2013
Size: 8,1mm
Is it possible to name species from these photos?

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Contributed by Richard Migneault on 9 December, 2013 - 5:05pm
Last updated 10 December, 2013 - 10:34am

1901?
The date is "December 13, 1901". Did you type "13" instead of "2013" for year and confuse the date parser?
… John F. Carr, 10 December, 2013 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John for this observat
Thanks John for this observation and the id..
… Richard Migneault, 10 December, 2013 - 10:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cluster flies.
… John F. Carr, 10 December, 2013 - 7:48am login or register to post comments

Species ID steps
First thing you need is a ventral closeup of a wing that hasn't had hairs rubbed off.
http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/bsc/ejournal/jmw_19/jmw_197.htm
… John F. Carr, 9 December, 2013 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, there is presence of the
Yes, there is presence of these hairs that you can see on my closeup and as show in your link..
… Richard Migneault, 10 December, 2013 - 7:47am login or register to post comments

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