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fly - unident - Trichopoda
Copyright © 2007 Rich Kelly

fly - unident - Trichopoda
Ward Pound Ridge Reservation, Westchester County, New York, USA
October 1, 2007
Size: 8mm +/-
Trichopoda?
Contributed by Rich Kelly on 3 October, 2007 - 9:24am
Last updated 28 October, 2007 - 6:52pm

Trichopoda it is
A very distinctive fly. (Given the more often seen tachinids, it's hard to think of this as one of them.)
… Ron Hemberger, 3 October, 2007 - 10:38am

 
Thanks for confirming.
Thanks for confirming.
… Rich Kelly, 3 October, 2007 - 11:14am

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