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Muscidae? (Hong Kong) for i.d.
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 Meron with bristles, so Oestroidea rather than Muscoidea. It might be Calliphoridae (sensu lato) or Tachinidae.
 
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 We would need to see the postscutellum.
First impression is Calliphoridae, but it just might be a weird Tachinid.
What is with the ovipositor ?

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 Thank you John and Zeegers.
 
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