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A big something or other - Cuterebra buccata

A big something or other - Cuterebra buccata
Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
August 22, 2010
Dead in the workshop window. Looks like some kind of bulky fly

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Moved

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Fly it is.
A "bot" fly to be more precise, genus Cuterebra. Adults are not commonly seen. Might have been a parasite of a rodent that got into the shop and subsequently died. Neat find!

 
Thanks, Eric!
I think I'll keep it for my ever growing collection

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