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Tachinidae? - Chetogena tachinomoides - male
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Tachinidae? - Chetogena tachinomoides - Male
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
September 11, 2015
Larger than most flesh flies (Sarcophagidae) I see in El Paso.

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Tachinidae? - Chetogena tachinomoides - male Tachinidae? - Chetogena tachinomoides - male
Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 11 September, 2015 - 8:10pm
Last updated 18 February, 2016 - 9:49pm

Moved
Moved from Chetogena.
… John F. Carr, 18 February, 2016 - 6:30pm

 
Wow!
This is great! I was hoping but not expecting a species ID. Thank you John!
… Salvador Vitanza, 18 February, 2016 - 9:45pm

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… John F. Carr, 18 February, 2016 - 2:23pm

Chetogena?
Chetogena?
… John F. Carr, 2 December, 2015 - 8:23pm

Moved
Moved from Oestroidea.
… John F. Carr, 8 October, 2015 - 7:39am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 8 October, 2015 - 7:27am

Tachinidae?
Tachinidae or Miltogramminae.
… John F. Carr, 12 September, 2015 - 7:15am

 
Great!
Thank you John for your kind help. Just based on image comparisons (not taxonomic features), in my opinion, it looks much more like Tachinidae.
… Salvador Vitanza, 12 September, 2015 - 8:24am

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