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Blow Fly

Spotting Image 1

Description:

I came across a small metallic green fly and was able to snap a macro photo with my iPhone olloclip.

Habitat:

Urban, NYC

Notes:

I was using my iPhone olloclip and couldn't believe this fly stood still for so long.

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4 Comments

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Yasser
Yasser 11 years ago

Thanks for the comments Francis, Satyen, Karen and thanks for the help with the ID Forest Dragon!

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Wild Things
Wild Things 11 years ago

Lovely colours!

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

This was the stuff of nightmares for me before I discovered Project Noah but now I can really appreciate the beauty of these guys!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

This is a species of Blow Fly. Most likely a Common Green Bottle Fly, but several of these flies look very similar. Check here:http://bugguide.net/node/view/53775
http://bugguide.net/node/view/232115
Nice photo!

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Yasser
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Yasser

NYC, New York, USA

Spotted on Jun 5, 2012
Submitted on Jun 11, 2012

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