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Is this the adult of the rat-tailed maggot (Eristalis tenax)? I took this picture near Fairbanks, Alaska. - Tachina
Copyright © 2007 josephfortier

Is this the adult of the rat-tailed maggot (Eristalis tenax)? I took this picture near Fairbanks, Alaska. - Tachina
Near Fairbanks (Bonanza Creek Long Term Experimental Forest), Alaska, USA
July 1, 2007
Size: About 10 mm.
At first I thought that this is a tachinid because of the wide body. After looking at pictures of adult Eristalis tenax, I wonder if that is what it is. The picture was taken about 7 pm on dwarf birch in an area with some stagnant, unpolluted water around.
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Contributed by josephfortier on 12 November, 2008 - 11:11pm
Last updated 14 April, 2009 - 12:49pm

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… v belov, 14 April, 2009 - 12:49pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae: Tachina sp.
Tachinidae: Tachina sp.
… Norm Woodley, 14 April, 2009 - 12:01pm login or register to post comments

Interesting. I think it's a tachinid.
Body and antennae don't look syrphid-like, nor does the structure below the wings. If you have a shot showing wing veins, that would say syrphid or not.

If a tachinid, that's probably as good an ID as you'll get, as I've heard they're currently being reclassified. At any rate, the ones with the orangish abdomens are tough to place.
… Ron Hemberger, 13 November, 2008 - 10:19am login or register to post comments

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