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Diptera

Photo by wahlz
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Field Notes

Description:

Very large fly in the order Diptera

Habitat:

Found inside pool building

Reference Links:

True Flies, Mosquitoes And Gnats (Diptera) - Information on True Flies, Mosquit…, Fly

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
ForestDragon
This looks like a species of Horse Fly, Subfamily Tabaninae. They can be quite large and bite. http://bugguide.net/node/view/11450

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity
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Great Lakes Monitoring
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Wildlife of Northeastern USA

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PublishedJuly 26, 2012

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