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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Exoristinae » Exoristini » Tachinomyia
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Fly sp. - Tachinomyia
Copyright © 2006 Ann C. Pettigrew

Fly sp. - Tachinomyia
Great Swamp NWR, New Jersey, USA
April 20, 2006
Size: .75 inches
This was a nicely marked fly. It looked like a biting type of fly but I don't recognize it. Thanks for your help in identifying it.

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Fly sp. - Tachinomyia Fly sp. - Tachinomyia
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Contributed by Ann C. Pettigrew on 23 April, 2006 - 12:01pm
Last updated 9 April, 2009 - 8:56pm

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… v belov, 9 April, 2009 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae: probably Tachin
Tachinidae: probably Tachinomyia sp.
… Norm Woodley, 24 May, 2006 - 1:55pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae
It looks like a Tachinid to me, unfortunately most flies of this family are hard to identify even to the genus level. Look at Family Tachinidae
… Beatriz Moisset, 23 April, 2006 - 1:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, Beatriz. I looked
Thank you, Beatriz. I looked at the Tachinids and it does seem to fit. I appreciate your help.
… Ann C. Pettigrew, 23 April, 2006 - 3:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Nice image!
Very nice image, Ann, thanks for sharing!
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 April, 2006 - 3:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the compliment, Er
Thanks for the compliment, Eric. I appreciate it, especially since I am using a new camera and still trying to get used to it. I am looking forward to your field guide coming out.
… Ann C. Pettigrew, 24 April, 2006 - 11:40pm login or register to post comments

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