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Andreas Haselboeck
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Posted on 10-08-2008 08:26
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 Hello,
last Sunday I found this fly in a sandy area near Frankfurt airport. I have no idea... Size5-7mm.
Who can help?

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 Well it's a Sarcophagidae (family), but not I'm sure which genus.
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 I think it is Miltogramma germari, but cannot exclude M. oestraceum with certainty.

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 Hello Nigel, Hello Liekele,
thanks a lot for your help!

Best regards
Andreas
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