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Oriental latrine fly

Chrysomya megacephala

Description:

It's not that I'm a huge fly fan, but this largish fella - length approx. 1 cm / 0.4 inches - was hanging around on the top edge of my laptop, like he wanted his photo taken… He had the decency to keep fairly still, so here are a couple of shots…

Habitat:

(House in) Hills overlooking Manila.

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Oriental latrine fly
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5 Comments

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 10 years ago

Thanks for your comments too, Leuba and Adarsha!

AnnvanWijgerden
AnnvanWijgerden 10 years ago

Whahhh!!! You're kidding Mark, what a name!!
Thanks so much for the ID!
(Am glad I had that photo session in blissful ignorance of his name.)

Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Good one Ann. You can wipe your laptop now :)

Leuba Ridgway
Leuba Ridgway 10 years ago

It's good he obliged - he's got interesting head parts - nice shots !

Adarsha B S
Adarsha B S 10 years ago

Very sharp :)

AnnvanWijgerden
Spotted by
AnnvanWijgerden

Antipolo, Rizal, Philippines

Spotted on Jun 15, 2013
Submitted on Jun 17, 2013

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