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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Dexiinae » Freraea » Freraea montana
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Tiny Black Fly with deep garnet eyes - Freraea montana - male
Copyright © 2015 Steven Mlodinow

Tiny Black Fly with deep garnet eyes - Freraea montana - Male
Picture Rock Trail, Heil Valley Ranch, Boulder County, Colorado, USA
October 17, 2015
Size: 3-4 mm aprox
In grasslands with scattered rabbitbrush, some thistle and sunflower in low density. 6000 feet in foothills

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Contributed by Steven Mlodinow on 22 October, 2015 - 8:24am
Last updated 22 October, 2015 - 8:38pm

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Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 22 October, 2015 - 8:38pm login or register to post comments

Freraea montana?
Freraea montana? I'll check later. That species is a parasite of beetles.
… John F. Carr, 22 October, 2015 - 8:35am login or register to post comments

 
Freraea montana?
Thanks!!! I am glad that photo had enough detail for possible ID. Anything under 5 mm is very difficult with my rig.
… Steven Mlodinow, 22 October, 2015 - 8:55am login or register to post comments

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