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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Xylophagidae » Xylophagus » Subgenus Xylophagus (Xylophagus Subgenus Xylophagus) » Xylophagus lugens
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Fly - Xylophagus lugens - female
Copyright © 2012 Marc DiGirolomo

Fly - Xylophagus lugens - Female
Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
May 12, 2011
Anyone know what species?

Specimen deposited in MFD private collection.
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Contributed by Marc DiGirolomo on 23 April, 2012 - 10:33am
Last updated 20 July, 2022 - 10:59am

Moved
Moved from Xylophagus.
… v belov, 2 June, 2014 - 12:14pm login or register to post comments

Xylophagidae: Xylophagus lugens
Xylophagidae: Xylophagus lugens
… Norm Woodley, 2 June, 2014 - 11:42am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Martin Hauser, 23 April, 2012 - 11:06am login or register to post comments

 
Man, not even close on that one :)
Thanks, Dr. Hauser.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 April, 2012 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

 
Well, you did not say Tachini
Well, you did not say Tachinid! And this one really looks like a Therevidae, so that was not that bad! And normally you are spot on with your ID's!
Cheers
Martin
… Martin Hauser, 23 April, 2012 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

I'd guess...
...something in Therevidae.

Others may be able to take it further--or let you know if I'm completely off base. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 23 April, 2012 - 10:56am login or register to post comments

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