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Hystricia abrupta
Photo#212774
Copyright © 2008
Stephen Hart
Seriously Spiny Tachinid -
Hystricia abrupta
5 mi. south of Port Angeles, ~2,000 ft. elevation, Clallam County, Washington, USA
August 11, 2008
We have a number of tachinids around here, but I have never photographed one with such long abdominal spines.
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Contributed by
Stephen Hart
on 11 August, 2008 - 8:48pm
Last updated 25 August, 2008 - 4:49pm
Adejeania vexatrix
One of my favorites -
http://bugguide.net/node/view/25866
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Heidi Genter
, 12 August, 2008 - 1:09am
Aren't the mouth parts different?
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Ron Hemberger
, 12 August, 2008 - 10:13am
Correct.
This Washington specimen is something different. I reared two out of a tiger moth caterpillar once. Now to recall the genus name (species is "abrupta" I think)....Yes, Hystricia abrupta.
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Eric R. Eaton
, 12 August, 2008 - 3:36pm
Oops!
I thought I saw the proboscis on the other pic, but looking again, I can see that it is one of its legs. Still a very cool fly!
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Heidi Genter
, 12 August, 2008 - 9:28pm
I almost did the same thing with a friend's post.
The fly is so large, colorful and dramatic that it's hard to focus on something like the mouth.
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Ron Hemberger
, 13 August, 2008 - 12:15am
