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Untacky Tachinid strikes a noble pose - Leucostoma
Copyright © 2009 Ron Hemberger

Untacky Tachinid strikes a noble pose - Leucostoma
Peters Canyon, Orange, Orange County, California, USA
May 26, 2009
Size: ~house fly
Well, actually, it was upside down, but I turned the image.

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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 27 May, 2009 - 11:59am
Last updated 29 May, 2009 - 12:38pm

Calypters
Wow! That's the most calyptrate fly I ever seen.
… Andy Calderwood, 28 May, 2009 - 9:31pm login or register to post comments

 
Grammar
Of course, I meant to say, "...I have ever seen."
… Andy Calderwood, 29 May, 2009 - 10:50pm login or register to post comments

 
I had the same impression.
First time I posted a fly with large calypters, I called them halteres. Boy, did I did I get chewed out by Tony Thomas!
… Ron Hemberger, 29 May, 2009 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

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