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Tachinid

Tachinid
Stacy Mountain Preserve, Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
April 29, 2012
Size: 4 mm

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.

Tachinidae: Siphonini
Tachinidae: Siphonini

Proboscis?
Did you get a shot from the side? This resembles Siphona, which is distinguished from its relatives by length of proboscis if you use the key in Manual of Nearctic Diptera.

 
Afraid not
Just two top views. It must have flown away when I tried for a lateral shot.

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