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November garden visitor - Paradejeania rutilioides

November garden visitor - Paradejeania rutilioides
San Rafael, Marin County, California, USA
November 8, 2007
Size: 12mm
Garden visitor

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.

Tachinidae: Paradejeania rutilioides
Tachinidae: Paradejeania rutilioides

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Not an ID
But it looks a bit like Genus Paradejeania - Spiny Tachina Fly
http://bugguide.net/node/view/33165

 
Paradejeania, seconded
But I'm no expert.

 
ID
I concur; Paradejeania are typical November sitings.

I love the shadows and the green context. It lends a sense of drama not usually found in macro shots, like something is about to happen.

Fly
Family Tachinidae. Don't know which though.

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