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Hello, can anybody help me in identifying this fly?..Asuncion - Paraguay....Thanks!!
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The general appearance makes me think of Calliphoridae ...
 
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Yes, Calliphoridae. And if Pagaguay flies don't make us totally fool, it looks exactly as Chrysomya.
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I agree with Chrysomya. The head colour suggests C. megacephala
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Our Ch.megacephala colonized yet prerias of Paraguay?
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more detail....
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