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Tabanidae? - Orthonevra
Copyright © 2007 Graham Montgomery

Tabanidae? - Orthonevra
Alton, Madison County, Illinois, USA
June 11, 2007
Size: ~6 mm
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Contributed by Graham Montgomery on 18 June, 2007 - 10:46am
Last updated 18 June, 2007 - 1:58pm

Moved
Moved from Eulonchus.
… Martin Hauser, 18 June, 2007 - 1:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Orthonevra.
… Martin Hauser, 18 June, 2007 - 1:57pm login or register to post comments

Wow, look at those eyes!!
Very nice find, Graham. Certainly looks like a Tabanid to me, though I can't tell you the species. Could be a new one for the Guide!
… Stephen Luk, 18 June, 2007 - 11:11am login or register to post comments

 
Orthonevra
Orthonevra
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 18 June, 2007 - 11:30am login or register to post comments

 
i agree
with Joe- Syrphidae, Orthonevra
… Keith Bayless, 18 June, 2007 - 1:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Yeah,
I've never seen one with such splendid eyes! And thanks for the correction, Joe, I would have never thought it was a syrphid!
… Graham Montgomery, 18 June, 2007 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

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