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tiny orange fly
Copyright © 2008 Chris Adam

tiny orange fly
Acton Vale, Quebec, Canada
July 6, 2008
Size: 5 mm?
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Contributed by Chris Adam on 1 April, 2009 - 10:33am
Last updated 14 April, 2009 - 1:25pm

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… Chris Adam, 14 April, 2009 - 1:25pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae: Leskiini
Tachinidae: Leskiini
… Norm Woodley, 14 April, 2009 - 12:33pm login or register to post comments

OK, I leafed through the 60 p
OK, I leafed through the 60 pages of Tachinid images, but didn't see anything that fit, except for 4 unidentified flies that were in the ballpark: here, here, here and here.

Moving this to the family page.
… Chris Adam, 2 April, 2009 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

 
Wow, that was a ton of work!
Someone had to be first with this fly, and it looks like that was you. Hopefully, someday we'll have an expert to get these to species. (Hey, it's happened with bee flies.)

Also, please see my comment here:
… Ron Hemberger, 2 April, 2009 - 9:48am login or register to post comments

Agree...
The wing venation is typical of a tachinid, and pleural bristles are apparent.
… Ross Hill, 1 April, 2009 - 3:31pm login or register to post comments

Looks like some sort of Tachinid, Chris
I'm no expert, but spikey orange thorax points to that.
… Ron Hemberger, 1 April, 2009 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

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