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Tachinid Fly

Phasia hemiptera

Photo by arne.roysland
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Field Notes

Description:

The female fly has wings without markings and can reach a body length of 10 mm. In these flies the thorax is usually dark brown and the abdomen is black. The sides are hairy orange-brown. Like most tachinid flies, the female lays her eggs on other insects,

Habitat:

Forest edge on a thistle

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