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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Resembling Thelaira
Photo#23465
TachFly
Copyright © 2005 Vincent J Hickey

TachFly
Kennebunk, York County, Maine, USA
July 6, 2005
Size: abt 12mm body length
Looks like a Tachinid Fly, but I can't go further...hope the black/white abdomen and neat white shoes help in ID
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Contributed by Vincent J Hickey on 7 July, 2005 - 7:27pm
Last updated 6 September, 2016 - 3:03pm

Moved
Moved from Temporary page -- submissions reviewed/commented by Dr Woodley.
… John F. Carr, 6 September, 2016 - 3:03pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… v belov, 15 April, 2009 - 10:04am login or register to post comments

Tachinidae
not Zelia, but not sure what it is
… Norm Woodley, 15 April, 2009 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

Tachinid
This is something close to Zelia though I am not sure it is in that genus. If it is then it is a different species than I am seeing here. I think it is in that tribe in another genus.
… Herschel Raney, 21 June, 2006 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

Flesh Fly
I think this is a flesh fly, Sarcophagidae. Abdominal markings and bristles / setae on abdomen..
… Bruce Marlin, 7 July, 2005 - 8:03pm login or register to post comments

 
ID fly
V J Hickey: Dr Mark Metz, Penn State Univ. informed me that it a Tachinidae fly
… Vincent J Hickey, 19 July, 2005 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

 
Fly ID..Tach or Sarco
V J Hickey: got a wrong # last message; refer to Flesh Flies my photo #3431, and Tachinid flies,my photo #7963,w/comments by E Eaton & others. VJH
… Vincent J Hickey, 8 July, 2005 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Fly ID
V J Hickey...see photo 20372, and E Eaton's remarks
… Vincent J Hickey, 7 July, 2005 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

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