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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-04-2005 23:46
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I am very much a beginner with identifying flies. This one reminds me of photos I have seen of flies in the family Sarcophagidae. But then again, it also looks like images of Tachinid flies.  The fly landed on my hand and was very insistant about lapping up sweat. I took his picture with one hand, a difficult feat with a long heavy lens on! Any guidance with ID appreciated. --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-04-2005 23:50
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Here's a dorsal view.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 23-04-2005 16:05
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
Well, my guess would be a Sarcophaga sp. or at least a sarcophagid  )Chris |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 10-06-2005 10:49
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks, Chris!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Daniel Whitmore |
Posted on 11-07-2010 11:48
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Member Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 97 Joined: 09.07.10 |
I would say this is a tachinid, possibly genus Phorocera.
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| Matt Smith |
Posted on 11-07-2010 13:27
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Member Location: UK Posts: 28 Joined: 13.07.04 |
I'm with Chris on this one, the general slim body shap and large pulvilli suggest a Sarcophagid. |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 11-07-2010 15:02
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Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7706 Joined: 12.07.04 |
I can see what Daniel is meaning but I don't see hairy eyes ... but, as this is from USA, it might be a tachinid 
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-07-2010 16:39
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
I would say Sarcophagidae too. |
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| Daniel Whitmore |
Posted on 11-07-2010 17:58
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Member Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 97 Joined: 09.07.10 |
You're probably right. I didn't look closely enough, sorry! 
Edited by Daniel Whitmore on 12-07-2010 13:13 Daniel |
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