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tachinid fly

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Description:

This large, fancy tachinid fly was feeding on rabbitbrush flowers in a field near Durango, CO. I've seen similar looking flies, but no others with this exact color combination.

Species ID Suggestions

Spiny Tachina Fly

Paradejeania rutilioides rutilioides

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