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carrion-eating flies Morogoro Tanzania
Ward
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Posted on 24-10-2024 18:56
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Dear,
On July 14th I was able to catch the following flie using a trap with rotting meat. Does anyone know what family, genus or species this is? If necessary I can take an extra photo of a specific characteristic. Thanks a lot in advance!
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Somewhere in Ephydridae
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Looks like a Discomyza sp. There is a revision of the Afrotropical species by Zatwarnicki and Cielniak - see
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