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May142012

Muscid Fly

DateMon 2012-05-14

A female Musca autumnalis (Diptera: Muscidae).  The males are quite different (see here and here).

A view from the front:

And from the side:

Musca domestica females are similar but have a much broader black band between the eyes on top of the head and the sides of the abdomen are pale orange.

Photos taken in the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2012-05-11.

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