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Photo#36287
Fly - Goniops chrysocoma

Fly - Goniops chrysocoma
Spring Mill State Park, Lawrence County, Indiana, USA
June 9, 2004
Same fly, closer.

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Fly - Goniops chrysocoma Fly - Goniops chrysocoma

Cool!
Really nice addition to our guide! I remember the first one I collected, and having no clue what family it belonged to:-)

Tabanidae
This is a female Goniops chrysocoma, a horsefly belongs to subfamily Pangoniinae. This species also exhibits sexual dimorphism, the males are dark brown in color. - Chen

 
Thanks for the ID! This was
Thanks for the ID! This was a cool-looking fly.

Patrick Alexander
http://boechera.nmsu.edu/~paalexan/

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