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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Phasiinae » Gymnosomatini » Xanthomelanodes
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Cylindromyia? - Xanthomelanodes
Copyright © 2012 James Reben

Cylindromyia? - Xanthomelanodes
Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, USA
July 31, 2012
I thought it was definitely Cylindromyia but haven't been able to find a matching image in the guide yet...
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Contributed by James Reben on 1 August, 2012 - 10:09am
Last updated 20 January, 2020 - 3:12pm

Moved
Moved from Xanthomelanodes.
… John F. Carr, 20 January, 2020 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Parasitic Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 20 January, 2020 - 3:12pm login or register to post comments

Xanthomelanodes sp.
Xanthomelanodes sp.
… Norm Woodley, 20 January, 2020 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

Xanthomelanodes?
Any way to tell from this picture?
Have posted some Xanthomelanodes here before...
… James Reben, 20 February, 2014 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

 
that was my guess, but I am n
that was my guess, but I am not sure...
… Martin Hauser, 20 February, 2014 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… Martin Hauser, 20 February, 2014 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 20 February, 2014 - 12:46pm login or register to post comments

Maaaybe Sphegina, if it is a
Maaaybe Sphegina, if it is a syrphid?
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 23 December, 2013 - 7:13am login or register to post comments

Family Tachinidae?
Really odd. I was going towards Cylindromyia too. In the absence of wings, I'd be inclined to frass.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 April, 2013 - 1:14am login or register to post comments

 
wings
the only shot I got with it's wings ended up really blurry, especially the wings...thanks
… James Reben, 4 April, 2013 - 8:06am login or register to post comments

 
If you get a chance, check Tachinids more closely.
The "wasp waist" and mouth parts on your fly are quite distinctive (At first, it did look much like Cylindromyia to me, too. Face and antennae do say "syrphid", but some Tachinids look that way as well.)
… Ron Hemberger, 4 April, 2013 - 12:27pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 5 March, 2013 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

Syrphidae?
Antennae and face look more like Syrphidae. The narrow base of the abdomen is unusual.
… John F. Carr, 10 August, 2012 - 7:48pm login or register to post comments

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