Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Mr. Robust, a Muscidae?

Posted by Stephen on 01-02-2011 18:23
#1
Such a robust fly! He dwarfs the little flies next to him. Muscidae?

Canaan Valley, a mountain valley in West Virginia USA, meadow, 11 June 2007.

Posted by Stephen R on 01-02-2011 19:25
#2
Calliphora vicina, i think.

Posted by Zeegers on 01-02-2011 20:14
#3
Certainly Calliphora (so Calliphoridae, not Muscidae), there are many species in the Nearctic.


Theo