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Muscidae Fly (Phaonia viarum)

Muscidae Fly (Phaonia viarum)

I think this is a kind of Muscidae fly (in the same family as the housefly) but I'm not sure exactly which. Here everything is black and white except the pink o...
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I think this is a kind of Muscidae fly (in the same family as the housefly) but I'm not sure exactly which. Here everything is black and white except the pink of the eye, which is similar to the pink of the dead flowers it is sitting on...
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Aperture f/5.0 ISO 320 Shutter 1/160

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Aug, 2013

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