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Flesh Fly

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Field Notes

Description:

This fly (as I assume it is) seemed to favor jumping from grassblade to grassblade instead of merely flying.

Species ID Suggestions

Flesh fly

Sarcophagidae

Reference Link
JillBlack
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Comments (2)
duttagupta35504
Thanks JillBlack and Stephen Solomons for the help with the ID!
StephenSolomons
looks like a flesh fly, I often find them on leaves and grass and bark

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PublishedMay 1, 2013

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