November garden visitor - Paradejeania rutilioides - BugGuide.Net

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November garden visitor - Paradejeania rutilioides

San Rafael, Marin County, California, USA
November 8, 2007
Size: 12mm

Garden visitor

Contributed by josephcka on 12 November, 2007 - 5:44pm
Last updated 13 April, 2009 - 3:59pm

Moved

Moved from Tachinidae.

… v belov, 13 April, 2009 - 3:59pm

Tachinidae: Paradejeania rutilioides

Tachinidae: Paradejeania rutilioides

… Norm Woodley, 13 April, 2009 - 3:30pm

Moved

Moved from Flies.

… Keith Bayless, 31 December, 2007 - 4:22pm

Not an ID

But it looks a bit like Genus Paradejeania - Spiny Tachina Fly
http://bugguide.net/node/view/33165

… John R. Maxwell, 12 November, 2007 - 6:16pm

Paradejeania, seconded

But I'm no expert.

… Ron Hemberger, 12 November, 2007 - 7:27pm

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.

… Andy Calderwood, 20 November, 2007 - 5:13pm

Fly

Family Tachinidae. Don't know which though.

… Brad Barnd, 12 November, 2007 - 5:52pm

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