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Field Notes

Description:

A fairly large fly with a hairy abdomen

Habitat:

In a ditch in a public park

Notes:

can anyone give me a link to the Flies! mission? I cannot find it.

Species ID Suggestions

Tachinid Fly

Tachinidae

Reference Link
TracyL
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Comments (5)
TracyL
It should be easier, but when you want to look for a different type of mission go to google and type for example frog missions on project noah and it should pop up :)
ceherzog
Wow Tracy I did it & it works! Thanks so much.....seems as though it should be that easy on PN!
ceherzog
Thanks Tracy...just type in Flies! in Google? I can hardy ever find missions I know exist on Noah...I looked through all the missions listed under missions today and could not find it!
TracyL
I will try to find out what kind it is i do have a book i am going to look through and here is a link for the flies mission http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/8526126 Also if you are ever looking for mission look them up on google :)
ceherzog
Thanks...seems like a large group...I wonder if I will ever hope to find the species. You confirmed my guess that it's a tachinid.

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Flies!
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Animals of North Carolina
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PublishedSeptember 3, 2012

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