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Fly (Muscoidea)
Copyright © 2007 Peter Cristofono

Fly (Muscoidea)
Arlington, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 16, 2007
Is this a tachinid?
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Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 17 September, 2007 - 12:08am
Last updated 17 September, 2007 - 12:44pm

Doesn't appear spikey enough.
Check this learned discussion:


If you want to browse the guide on this one, start with Calyptratae.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/14931/bgpage
… Ron Hemberger, 17 September, 2007 - 1:26am login or register to post comments

 
Spikey:-)
Lack of long, strong abdominal setae alone is not enough to rule out Tachinidae, but the general 'gestalt' of this specimen, and the wing venation, would suggest another family in the Muscoidea.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 September, 2007 - 12:37pm login or register to post comments

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