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Trichopoda
Copyright © 2014 Hawkman

Trichopoda
Keene, Johnson County, Texas, USA
August 7, 2014
Size: About 1/2 inch long
First time I have seen one of these. I believe it is a fly, but what type? Although there were flowers nearby, it spent all its time in the willow leaves. Very nervous activity, not spending much time in one place.
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Contributed by Hawkman on 9 August, 2014 - 8:44pm
Last updated 26 September, 2014 - 10:48pm

Looks like the male of this:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/863472/bgimage
… John S. Ascher, 26 September, 2014 - 10:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Feather-legged Flies.
… John S. Ascher, 19 September, 2014 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 10 August, 2014 - 2:24am login or register to post comments

Looks like something in Trich
Looks like something in Trichopoda, the feather-legged flies, within the tachinid fly family (Tachinidae). Note the lovely fringed chaps on this fly's legs!

… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 9 August, 2014 - 8:46pm login or register to post comments

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