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Help id, please -> (Sarcophagidae) Metopia argyrocephala
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Hi, I think it's a male Metopia cf. argyrocephala (Sarcophagidae).

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Eric, thank you!
 
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I think you can skip the cf. part.

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Theo, thank you!
 
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Although there are other species in the group...
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