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Feather-legged Fly

Trichopoda pennipes

Photo by Small Wonders
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Field Notes

Description:

Female

Habitat:

Spotted on Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’)

Notes:

Another beneficial Tachinid fly. These flies are used to control heteropteran species such as squash bugs.

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Comments (3)
Carol Snow Milne
So glad you posted this. I was taking a photo of a lady beetle green and this insect was in the photo too! It is so small. Of course, mine is not macro like this. Excellent as always! :)

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PublishedNovember 8, 2011

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