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Chrysops - Chrysops flavidus - female
Copyright © 2006 The Longs

Chrysops - Chrysops flavidus - Female
The Woodlands, Montgomery County, Texas, USA
April 30, 2006
Size: about 2/3 of an inch
We found this on our trampoline, and snapped the photo. Since then, we have pored through this and many other sites, and think it may be a chrysops- a deer fly. (Or could it be a syrphid?) Can anyone confirm this or correct us? Our family is trying hard to identify all the residents of our backyard. Thanks for any help!
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Contributed by The Longs on 23 May, 2006 - 11:02pm
Last updated 19 July, 2007 - 10:48am

I agree, it is surely no Syrp
I agree, it is surely no Syrphid and it looks like a species of Chrysops to me..
… Martin Hauser, 24 May, 2006 - 10:30pm login or register to post comments

Yes, a Deerfly
Unfortunately the wing pattern is not sharp. However, the body pattern is reminiscent of Chrysops flavidus, a species that does occur in Texas.
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Keep looking, Texas probably has the highest diversity of Tabanidae in NA - perhaps more than 100 species!
… Tony-2, 24 May, 2006 - 6:19am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for your help
Thanks for the confirmation that we're on the right track.
… The Longs, 24 May, 2006 - 10:06pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll move it to the
species page
… Tony-2, 25 May, 2006 - 6:54am login or register to post comments

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