Sarcophagidae (family)

Unidentified flesh fly at Cook, ACT

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Sarcophagidae (family) 17 Sep 2021 MichaelMulvaney
Sarcophagidae (family) 11 Jun 2019 jgl
Unverified 8 Jun 2019 CathB

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jgl wrote:
   11 Jun 2019
Thank poor fly has seen some s***! It *appears* to be a male sarcophagid, given the orange-coloured external T7, but its lost most of its bristles, and almost all of its grey pollinosity, hence the dark coloured cuticle. Any wonder it was still standing...

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