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flesh fly

Description:

Unidentified flesh fly. From the widespread family Sarcophagidae. They typically have gray bodies and three black stripes on the thorax, and are of non-metallic appearance.

Habitat:

Spotted on Bougainvillea and Codiaeum variegatum in a large semi-urban yard & garden, near a disturbed patch of remnant lowland forest, in the equatorial tropics of northern New Guinea.

Notes:

Two individuals of same species photographed in same spot during same session.

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Scott Frazier
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Scott Frazier

Indonesia

Spotted on Nov 29, 2012
Submitted on Nov 29, 2012

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