undetermined unknown 

Species Of Fly

Florida native

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This fly was feeding on the flowers of seaside goldenrod - Solidago sempervirens near the Atlantic shore.
With the help of bugguide.net I was able to get a likely id that this fly is in the superfamily Muscoidea. This superfamily includes the families Scathophagidae - Dung Flies, Anthomyiidae - Root-Maggot Flies, Muscidae - House Flies and kin - and Fanniidae.

undetermined unknown is a member of the Muscoidea - superfamily of flies family.

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Bugguide.net info page for these photos

Date record last modified: Jun 20, 2013