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Deer Fly - Chrysops callidus - female
Copyright © 2005 Bruce Marlin

Deer Fly - Chrysops callidus - Female
West Chicago Prairie, DuPage County, Illinois, USA
June 9, 2005
Size: 12mm
My identification rest solely on image comparisons to online resources. Can anyone confirm or deny my hunch?

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Deer Fly - Chrysops callidus - female Tabanidae - Chrysops callidus
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Contributed by Bruce Marlin on 20 June, 2005 - 5:05pm
Last updated 26 June, 2005 - 9:10am

Chrysops callidus
Anthony W. Thomas
… Tony-2, 26 June, 2005 - 9:08am login or register to post comments

Nice photos
Thanks for posting. It's not furcatus. Will get to an ID as soon as possible. Keep on posting tabanids!
… Tony-2, 20 June, 2005 - 5:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Hoping
I'd love to get more tabanids.. unfortunately, these are the only ones I see around here. Maybe I'll go by the stables tomorrow... (talk about asking for trouble!) Where's Gerrard when you need him?
… Bruce Marlin , 22 June, 2005 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

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