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Field Notes

Description:

I'm leaning towards Stable fly? - ± 8 mm - black and white with big red eyes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stable_fly

Habitat:

Found on local Pincushion brush.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (2)
Smith Zoo
ok, difficult one, i remember it being clearly black and whit with red eyes - about the same size as the green blow fly.
Johan Heyns
Difficult to decide. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/flies/house_fly03.htm

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Insects of the Western Cape
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PublishedOctober 28, 2012

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