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Polleniidae - Pollenia pediculata

Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
April 27, 2013
Size: 8,1mm

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Polleniidae - Pollenia pediculata

Polleniidae - Pollenia pediculata

Polleniidae - Pollenia pediculata

Polleniidae - Pollenia pediculata

Contributed by Richard Migneault on 9 December, 2013 - 5:05pm
Last updated 23 April, 2024 - 8:55am

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

Thanks John for this observat

Thanks John for this observation and the id..

… Richard Migneault, 10 December, 2013 - 10:37am

Moved

Moved from Cluster flies.

… John F. Carr, 10 December, 2013 - 7:48am

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

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

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