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Tachinid Fly

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

Large spiny fly of the Family Tachinidae. The abdomen was metallic blue and the thorax a golden color. It was first seen in the droppings of a barn swallow nest, then moved to some rocks.

Habitat:

The barn swallows were nesting in the entrance to a school in a wooden box close to the roof. San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

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