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Tachinid Fly

Tachinomyia sp.

Photo by ForestDragon
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Field Notes

Description:

Fairly large fly. Light head, grayish thorax, abdomen black with white bands. Long hairs on abdomen.

Habitat:

Woodland. Connetquot State Park, New York.

Notes:

This fly kept crawling into the groundcover. My best guess for a Genus at this time.

Reference Links:

Genus Tachinomyia - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
Good shots Tamar. Worth the exercise. Long abdomen on it.
ForestDragon
I just wish it would have held still enough for me to get a better picture. I must have been chasing this fly around for at least 5 minutes. Haha!
Jacob Gorneau
Awesome, Tamar! Those white abdominal bands are awesome!

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PublishedMay 1, 2013

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