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unk. fly
Copyright © 2004 Patrick Alexander

unk. fly
Bloomington, Monroe County, Indiana, USA
June 12, 2004
What can I say--it's a fly. It's on a leaf of Lobelia inflata...
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Contributed by Patrick Alexander on 9 November, 2005 - 4:02pm
Last updated 10 November, 2005 - 4:31pm

Tachinid fly
So, this is a fly in the family Tachinidae, and it is in the subfamily Phasiinae! It reminds me of the genus Gymnosoma or something close. These flies don't look as the usual tachinid fly which is very bristly! Most members in this subfamily are parasites of the true bugs.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 10 November, 2005 - 6:42am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks! I was thinking this
Thanks! I was thinking this looked somewhat similar to Gymnosoma & Gymnoclytia, but not quite right...

Patrick Alexander
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