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Common fly(house fly)?
rob1619
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Posted on 04-06-2008 17:04
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Some pics of some flies..rather big these flies.
Pics taken at daytime in my garden.
1.
i157.photobucket.com/albums/t75/Rob1619/tiny12.jpg
2.The only side shot i have at the momentPfft
Are they the same species as the above fly?
i157.photobucket.com/albums/t75/Rob1619/fluer.jpg
Edited by rob1619 on 04-06-2008 17:05
 
ChrisR
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These are sarcophagids, but not Sarcophaga sp. - the bottom one at least is certainly not because it has orange genitalia, which is not usually present in Sarcophaga sp. Smile
 
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Thanks a lot for the the reply ChrisSmile
 
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