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Cluster Fly(Male)

Pollenia sp.

Photo by HemaShah
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Field Notes

Description:

this fly had a yellow thorax and black and white abdomen.

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Cluster fly

Species ID Suggestions

Cluster Fly

Pollenia sp.

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Jacob Gorneau
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Comments (3)
HemaShah
J,I found a very similar image of a male Pollenia sp. Your ID was correct! Great work! Thanks! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pollenia-sp-Cluster-fly-20100718a.jpg
HemaShah
J.I looked at the images in the link that you provided and Page 2 image 3 resembles this spotting. I wish the abdomen could be seen though. But some of the flies on page 1 do have black and white markings on the abdomen.
Jacob Gorneau
Lovely! Please verify! They are hard to ID without a genetic sample.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2013

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