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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

tiwane

Date

May 2018

Description

Testing new flash and slight modifications to diffuser. There are always flies in the trash room.

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

kimssight

Date

June 2018

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

jgw_atx

Date

August 2, 2019 08:52 PM CDT

Description

Your standard household drain fly. Realized I'd never photographed one of these before so why not add it to the collection.

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

carrotpeople

Date

August 3, 2019 06:40 PM PDT

Description

Found indoors. Tiny, just a smidge bigger than a fruit fly. Photo taken with macro lens and zoomed in.

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What

Common Wood Fly (Blera badia)

Observer

raycama

Date

June 2021

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What

Striped Deer Fly (Chrysops vittatus)

Observer

dominid

Date

June 17, 2021 08:33 AM EDT

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What

Dimorphic Jumping Spider (Maevia inclemens)

Observer

claggy

Date

August 7, 2018 12:39 PM EDT

Description

Found on the blinds in my room. Took it to the kitchen area for some photos, then released it there, and it got eyes on a fly right away. It was verrry slowly creeping up on this fly for a good 5 minutes before it pounced.

3.5mm

Prey observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15213349

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Observer

claggy

Date

August 7, 2018 01:07 PM EDT

Description

We've had a lot of these show up recently. I took some photos of the jumping spider in the kitchen area and then released it there, and it found one of these flies right away. The fly being eaten was just a few inches away from the one that lived (for now). I'm assuming they're the same kind.

~3mm

spider observation: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15213348

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What

Garden Soldier Fly (Exaireta spinigera)

Observer

rojasburke

Date

August 9, 2018 09:41 AM PDT

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Observer

eyeforscience

Date

September 23, 2018 10:29 AM MDT

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What

Common House Mosquito (Culex pipiens)

Observer

thegreenjay

Date

October 2012

Description

It was captured inside the house.

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

claggy

Date

July 2019

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

in bathroom

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What

Variable Duskyface Fly (Melanostoma mellinum)

Observer

kiwikiu

Date

July 2020

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What

Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)

Observer

merav

Date

August 7, 2020 02:17 PM PDT

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Observer

kiwikiu

Date

August 2020

Description

Roughly 1.8 cm long. Was found inside my house by my mother on an umbrella, then captured and photographed. I attempted to release it but it is mostly immobile and non-responsive-- I assume it is reaching the end of its life.

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What

Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Observer

keirmorse

Date

August 18, 2020 08:09 PM PDT

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What

Common House Fly (Musca domestica)

Observer

jsarachnid

Date

September 6, 2022 12:13 PM CDT

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What

Narrow-Banded Picture-Winged Fly (Ceroxys latiusculus)

Observer

naturalisttrent

Date

February 21, 2018 05:00 PM PST

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

tiwane

Date

March 2018

Description

Found in my building's trash room.

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What

Small Fruit Flies (Genus Drosophila)

Observer

nickdunham

Date

April 21, 2018 02:28 PM EDT

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What

Carolinian Elegant (Meromacrus acutus)

Observer

kalamurphyking

Date

August 12, 2017 10:40 AM CDT

Description

7 part photostory, this one is for the fly
Photo 1:
I Thought It Was A Yellowjacket
When I came inside my house, what I thought was a yellow jacket came in with me. This is a problem because I like to go barefoot and I have cats that could get stung also. I went to get a broom to try to slap it down out of the air. When I came back it had gone to a window with blinds. I discovered that a tiny spider had solved my problem. The "yellow jacket" had been caught in a web. Later when I got the insect identified by experts, it turned out to be a fly pretending to be a yellow jacket. This is an example of Batesian mimicry which is when a harmless, tasty species mimics another species that is toxic or foul tasting or dangerous in order to be protected from predators. Sure fooled me. It did not deter the spider.
Photo 2:
Spider To The Rescue
The spider solved my problem. Here is the spider coming to take a look at what it caught in its web. I was shooting these photos through open blinds.
Photo 3:
Underside Of The Spider
I took this shot to help with getting an id on the spider.
Photo 4:
Topside Of The Spider
As the spider wrapped some silk around the fly's legs, I got a shot of the top side of the spider.
Photo 5:
Uncropped Shot For Perspective
I left this shot uncropped to show how I was having to do this, shooting between two blinds slats.

Photo 6:
Spider Injects venom
The spider may have been fooled by the mimicry because it avoided the end of the fly where a stinger would be if it were a wasp. What the spider did, as shown here, was to bite the leg which injected venom. The fly stopped struggling shortly after that.
Photo 7:
The Spider Won
I had to leave at this point so took this last photo of the spider. Several hours later when I got back the fly was wrapped up in silk for a later meal. The next morning there was nothing left to be seen.
Fly id confirmed in bugguide here: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1616641

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What

Common House Fly (Musca domestica)

Observer

edanko

Date

September 24, 2014 07:35 AM EDT

Tags

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Observer

edanko

Date

November 5, 2016 10:05 PM EDT

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What

Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Observer

edanko

Date

July 22, 2014 08:33 AM EDT

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

keirmorse

Date

June 16, 2018 07:51 PM PDT

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

bug_eric

Date

June 23, 2019 09:57 AM MDT

Description

Found indoors.

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

metsa

Date

October 18, 2020 07:39 AM PDT

Description

in the bathroom !!!

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What

Red-footed Cannibal Fly (Promachus rufipes)

Observer

alyssasheehan

Date

September 1, 2020 05:55 PM EDT

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What

Cluster Flies (Genus Pollenia)

Observer

juan_sphex

Date

November 2020

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What

Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)

Date

December 2020

Description

Black soldier fly larvae on my carpet. Must've come through the tiny hole in my bathroom's door.

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What

Woodland Malaria Mosquito (Anopheles punctipennis)

Observer

megachile

Date

November 10, 2021 09:30 PM EST

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What

Common House Mosquito (Culex pipiens)

Observer

djringer

Date

November 26, 2021 12:36 AM EST

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What

Common House Fly (Musca domestica)

Observer

djringer

Date

August 2023

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Date

August 12, 2023 05:05 PM EDT

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Observer

djringer

Date

August 2023

Description

Indoors, attracted to spilled fruit juice. Fairly robust, body length ~3mm, close to 5mm with wings considered.

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

presto84

Date

September 15, 2023 07:45 AM EDT

Description

Estimated body length ~4mm and wingspan ~5-6mm.. Observed on an interior wall of the house.

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What

Yellow Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti)

Observer

brendan6

Date

November 12, 2016 12:42 PM PST

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What

Narcissus Bulb Fly (Merodon equestris)

Observer

gwark

Date

February 2017

Description

Found in my house - maybe came in with potted plant that had been outside and emerged early in the warm conditions? 5mm squares

Also posted on bugguide:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/1341437

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What

Virginia Giant Hover Fly (Milesia virginiensis)

Observer

kburke

Date

August 2017

Description

They flew in the open door, found each other, and began mating in the living room.

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What

Window Gnat (Sylvicola fenestralis)

Observer

gwark

Date

August 25, 2018 11:13 AM AKDT

Description

probably flew into house from outside, but found flying in kitchen

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What

Greenbottle Flies (Genus Lucilia)

Observer

christophereliot

Date

August 31, 2018 01:39 PM EDT

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What

Marsh Crane Fly (Tipula oleracea)

Observer

rojasburke

Date

April 29, 2019 09:51 AM PDT

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What

Cold Weather Mosquito (Culiseta incidens)

Observer

avocat

Date

February 2020

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What

Blue Blowfly (Calliphora vicina)

Observer

moventrice

Date

May 2020

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What

Common Snipe Fly (Rhagio mystaceus)

Observer

jameswaters

Date

May 17, 2020 09:25 PM EDT

Description

Found on wall in house

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What

Common European Greenbottle Fly (Lucilia sericata)

Observer

thegreenjay

Date

May 2020

Description

It may have been inside the house all winter. It seemed sluggish and looked worn.

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What

Eastern Phantom Crane Fly (Bittacomorpha clavipes)

Observer

raycama

Date

June 2020

Description

I saw this guy years ago on our back door before I joined iNat and had a camera and I always hoped I would see it again. And here it was in our house!

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Observer

catchang

Date

August 17, 2020 08:18 AM PDT

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What

Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Observer

steven-cyclist

Date

September 9, 2020 06:37 AM EDT

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What

Common Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

August 2020

Description

what have i done

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Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

December 14, 2020 08:48 PM PST

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What

Compost Fly (Ptecticus trivittatus)

Observer

zealouswizard

Date

August 9, 2021 03:01 PM EDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Observer

cinnamon325

Date

August 2021

Description

worstie

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What

Cold Weather Mosquito (Culiseta incidens)

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

March 2022

Description

Fairly large.

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What

Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Observer

megachile

Date

May 17, 2022 09:53 PM CDT

Photos / Sounds

What

Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Observer

weecorbie

Date

October 2022

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What

Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)

Observer

eraskin

Date

January 28, 2023 11:29 AM EST

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What

Cluster Flies (Genus Pollenia)

Observer

tyrannidae

Date

March 22, 2023 12:26 PM CDT

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What

Yellow Fever Mosquito (Aedes aegypti)

Description

These Mosquitos are currently all over, and they keep getting into the house. I found this one inside on a wall late at night. Its back legs were raised into the air and moving slightly up and down. Photo 17 shows a measurement in centimeters.

Photos 1, 4-7, and 9-16 were brightened in Photoshop.

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What

Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Observer

liamodo

Date

October 2023

Description

She just wanted to read the iNaturalist forum

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What

Common Fruit Fly (Drosophila melanogaster)

Observer

craigbiegler

Date

October 21, 2023 07:46 PM EDT

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

craigbiegler

Date

November 5, 2023 09:34 AM EST

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What

Bathroom Moth Fly (Clogmia albipunctata)

Observer

aggies2020

Date

December 26, 2023 02:20 PM CST

Description

Body length around 2mm, wingspan around 5mm.

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What

Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies (Family Sarcophagidae)

Observer

christophereliot

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What

Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)

Observer

tiwane

Date

March 2019

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Observer

claggy

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Why are you in my kitchen?

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Observer

ekmes

Date

March 2020

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What

Bristle Flies (Family Tachinidae)

Observer

jellyturtle

Date

August 27, 2020 10:24 AM PDT

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What

Fungus Gnats (Family Mycetophilidae)

Observer

annkatrinrose

Description

I'm assuming this is some type of tiny midge, hanging out on my kitchen wall. The second picture was taken with flash, so it is overexposed but it might show some more details on the insect.

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What

Lesser House Fly (Fannia canicularis)

Observer

midori7103

Date

August 5, 2018 10:38 PM PDT

Description

This was about as long as a grain of rice. Found it on my bathroom floor. Thought it was a piece of bark until I realized it moved. I took a video of him. He pulls himself forward with his nose, the pointy end. The left side of the photo is his rear.

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What

Greenbottle Flies (Genus Lucilia)

Observer

laurenmnichols

Date

August 2018

Description

Found dead on windowsill in living room.

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What

True Horse Flies (Genus Tabanus)

Observer

tkoffel

Date

July 28, 2018 04:41 PM EDT

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What

Moth Flies and Sand Flies (Family Psychodidae)

Observer

nlasala

Date

July 5, 2020 12:18 AM EDT

Description

Strange larva found in bathroom

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Observer

brantleesr

Date

June 20, 2022 01:26 PM EDT

Description

Observed in an office building stairwell

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What

Mosquitoes (Family Culicidae)

Observer

zealouswizard

Date

June 22, 2022 12:48 PM EDT

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What

Greenbottle Flies (Genus Lucilia)

Observer

alayna_flapjack

Date

September 29, 2018

Place

Home (Google, OSM)

Photos / Sounds

Observer

carrieseltzer

Date

May 2019

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Observer

jellyturtle

Date

August 3, 2020 04:06 PM PDT

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What

Fungus Gnats (Family Mycetophilidae)

Observer

kiwikiu

Date

December 2020

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Observer

zealouswizard

Date

May 19, 2021 10:04 PM EDT

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What

Limoniid Crane Flies (Family Limoniidae)

Observer

biocowboy

Date

September 16, 2021 08:59 PM PDT

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What

Gall and Forest Midges (Family Cecidomyiidae)

Observer

claire146963

Date

January 2022

Description

Carlsbad, CA

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What

Fungus Gnats (Family Mycetophilidae)

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

February 2022

Description

Caught by a butterwort.

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What

Genus Leia

Date

January 2023

Description

This Fly was in my bathroom. I had trouble catching it, but I relocated it outside.

Photo 7 shows someone's egg on the Fly's abdomen, which fell off as I handled it. You can see the egg on my thumb in the background of photo 13 and in photo 14. Photo 15 shows a haltere.

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What

Gall and Forest Midges (Family Cecidomyiidae)

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

October 6, 2021 10:54 AM PDT

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What

House Flies and Allies (Family Muscidae)

Observer

thegreenjay

Date

February 2023

Description

Body length≈9 mm. Muscina? It was overwintering inside the house.

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What

House Mosquito Complex (Complex Culex pipiens)

Observer

djringer

Date

April 2023

Description

Found indoors

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Observer

astrobirder

Date

May 2017

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What

Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)

Observer

nanofishology

Date

July 2017

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

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What

Bristle Flies (Family Tachinidae)

Observer

nanofishology

Date

July 2017

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

STUPID FLY KILLED MY FAVORITE FLANNEL BABY

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Observer

nanofishology

Date

July 2017

Place

Texas, US (Google, OSM)

Description

Stupid maggot that killed my favorite flannel baby turned into a stupid fly

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What

Greenbottle Flies (Genus Lucilia)

Observer

kimssight

Date

July 25, 2017 04:53 PM PDT

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Observer

astrobirder

Date

October 2017

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Observer

julie_sf

Date

November 5, 2017 04:16 PM PST

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What

Greenbottle Flies (Genus Lucilia)

Observer

sea-kangaroo

Date

August 2018

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What

Glire Bot Flies (Genus Cuterebra)

Observer

alistairadcroft

Date

November 13, 2018 11:09 PM EST

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Observer

kburke

Date

November 2018

Description

10x magnification

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What

Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies (Family Sarcophagidae)

Observer

edanko

Date

August 21, 2012 05:54 PM EDT

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What

Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies (Family Sarcophagidae)

Observer

edanko

Date

May 8, 2014 08:39 PM EDT

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What

Root-maggot Flies (Family Anthomyiidae)

Observer

patsimpson2000

Date

January 8, 2019 01:44 PM PST

Description

Not at all shy... never seen one of these inside the house.

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