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Blue bottle fly

Calliphoridae

Photo by CharliePrice
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Field Notes

Notes:

I am thinking it's a Genus Onesia

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Comments (4)
Mark Ridgway
This is worth comparison too http://www.diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=16798&pid=76657
Mark Ridgway
Yep well done.. they look like Kristi E's shots.. amazing stuff she and Tony D have done.
CharliePrice
That looks right i matched him up with these pictures ..see i tried :) https://sites.google.com/site/insectsoftasmaniadiptera/suborder-brachycera/calliphoridae-blowflies-bluebottles/genus-onesia
Mark Ridgway
Sorry I think you are right with this one - Calliphoridae - here's a good match I think http://www.treknature.com/gallery/photo149480.htm

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