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UI 083109-2 - Stonemyia rasa
Copyright © 2009 Stephen Gingold

UI 083109-2 - Stonemyia rasa
Amherst, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
August 31, 2009
Feeding on Boneset. Only shot I got...sorry for no dorsal.

Help with ID appreciated. Thanks.
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Contributed by Stephen Gingold on 31 August, 2009 - 7:07pm
Last updated 1 September, 2009 - 7:49pm

Moved
Moved from Horse Flies. There're no tabanines in the northeast with a proboscis like this one
… Keith Bayless, 1 September, 2009 - 7:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Stephen Gingold, 1 September, 2009 - 4:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Stephen Gingold, 1 September, 2009 - 3:43am login or register to post comments

Suggestion...
Please move your post to Flies for expert attention.
… Ron Hemberger, 31 August, 2009 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Oops!
ID request was a mistake. Thanks for the heads up.
… Stephen Gingold, 1 September, 2009 - 3:44am login or register to post comments

 
Horse fly
This is a horse fly, family Tabanidae. Nice shot.
… Eric R. Eaton, 1 September, 2009 - 10:00am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric.
Thanks for the family name, Eric.
… Stephen Gingold, 1 September, 2009 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

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