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Deer Fly - Chrysops callidus - female
Copyright © 2007 Ilona Loser

Deer Fly - Chrysops callidus - Female
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
June 2, 2007
It's the time of year for these flies to make life unpleasant in the field.

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Deer Fly - Chrysops callidus - female Deer Fly - Chrysops callidus - female
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Contributed by Ilona Loser on 3 June, 2007 - 12:57pm
Last updated 19 July, 2007 - 10:44am

Moved
Moved from Deer Flies.
… Ilona Loser, 5 June, 2007 - 1:50am login or register to post comments

Why not turn their abundance
into an opportunity! With your photographic skills you could make a valuable contribution to Deer Fly images; possibly as many as 30 species in Wisconsin. With such excellent photos it should be possible to ID every specimen. A frontal view of the face is a useful character for identification.
This is a female Chrysops callidus
… Tony Thomas, 4 June, 2007 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the compliment on
Thanks for the compliment on the photography. Even though the deer flies are pests, they really do have pretty eyes which I noticed when taking the photos. Currently I'm concentrating on getting photos of any insects I find in the vicinity. If past summers are any indication, there will be more deer flies about and they'll be photographed.
… Ilona Loser, 5 June, 2007 - 1:57am login or register to post comments

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