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Please, don't feel stupid! :( Nobody is born already knowing. All this is part of the process of learning. Even the experts were amateurs some time in their lives ;)

If you are new at Anthomyiidae and need to learn the basics, this pdf should be of great help. I was the biggest of 'Dummies' ;) when I did read it for the first time, and it helped me a lot. It is humorous and very serious, didactic and scientific, all at the same time :)

http://www.dipter...ummies.pdf

Pity it is in Dutch but surely you will have less problems to read it than me ;) Most likely there is a lot in it you already know but you should find simple and direct information about the important features to pay attention to in the different genera.

It was written by Johanna van Erkelens. She and Michael Ackland are the people that know more of Anthomyiidae in this forum. Keep 'Unknown Anthomyiidae, genitalia included' in the title of this thread. It will drive their attention when they enter (which unfortunately is not very often) and look for Anthomyiidae threads. Other people might be able to help too :)

Don't work too hard and enjoy your fly time when you can :)