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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Jul 29, 2024

Can you please help me identify these flies? North Texas 75082. Thank you!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 29, 2024

The first one, on clover, appears to be a flesh fly (Sarcophagidae)

The second one, on the pink flower, also appears to be a flesh fly .

The third one, on green buds, Appears to be a muscoid fly of some sort, but I need to see the wing veins clearly in order to narrow the possibilities.

The fourth one, on white flowers, is a tachinid – these all are parasitic on other arthropods, mainly other insects.

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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Jul 29, 2024

Thanks, Flapdoodle! I don't know if the attached enlargement helps or not, but I tried darkening the veins in Photoshop to give you an idea.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 29, 2024

Possibly (but by no means certain) in the family Anthomyiidae (root maggot flies).

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mle_flowers Richardson, TX Jul 30, 2024

Thank you!

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