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Tachinid fly

Cylindromyia sp.

Photo by KarenL
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Field Notes

Description:

Asilidae » Laphriinae?

Habitat:

Shawnee National Forest

Species ID Suggestions

Tachinid Fly

Cylindromyia sp.

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ForestDragon
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Comments (3)
KarenL
Thanks for the tip Tamar. Injica, there are Cylindromyia species in the US but I've not been able to find a match. I will keep looking...
injica
Cylindromyia auriceps looks like this...but I don't know if it lives there...http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/23800005
ForestDragon
No info on the species, sorry. Those big hairs on the abdomen helped me figure it out. Neat fly!

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