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Melandreromyia ?
Copyright © 2014 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Melandreromyia ?
Marshall Gulch, Mt. Lemmon, Pima County, Arizona, USA
September 13, 2012
I think the smaller flies are Flat-footed Fly (Melandreromyia sp.), found at about 7300 feet on a Phallus impudicus Mushroom (Common Stinkhorn). I'm not sure what the larger flies are - I would guess Flesh Flies (sure, I'd love to know this also, because I'm so terrible at Diptera IDs). This is the cropped photo; I'll add a photo of the whole mushroom for perspective. Thank you for your help.

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Melandreromyia ? Melandreromyia ?
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Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 12 March, 2014 - 12:22pm
Last updated 2 April, 2014 - 2:48pm

Muscidae
Larger flies are Muscidae.
… John F. Carr, 16 July, 2014 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 2 April, 2014 - 2:48pm login or register to post comments

Thanks Margarethe
I did see some tiny beetles on one of the photos when I looked at them earlier today, but they were too small to really see much - the same with these flies. I'll certainly keep an eye out for them next time I see one of these!
… Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara, 12 March, 2014 - 8:22pm login or register to post comments

No beetles?
there usually are some interesting specialists on this shroom. Down at the bottom.
… margarethe brummermann, 12 March, 2014 - 7:56pm login or register to post comments

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