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Handsome, glossy Scathophagid on a Violet leaf
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 At rest on a Violet leaf in the garden. What family?
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 Only family? It belongs to Scathophagidae.
 
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 Thank-you, Piet! I will add the family to the title.
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 Looking at BugGuide images, seems to be Cordilura, perhaps C. scapularis.
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