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Fly47 - Stonemyia tranquilla
Copyright © 2016 Angus MacLean

Fly47 - Stonemyia tranquilla
Butler Road, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada
July 23, 2014
Remarkable eyes and odd wing venation. Appears something out of the ordinary!

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Fly47 - Stonemyia tranquilla Fly47 - Stonemyia tranquilla - male
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Contributed by Angus MacLean on 18 November, 2016 - 8:39pm
Last updated 3 September, 2021 - 2:26pm

Moved
Moved from Stonemyia.
… Tony, 3 September, 2021 - 2:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Horse and Deer Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 24 March, 2017 - 1:00pm login or register to post comments

Male - (Flower) Fly
Nice catch! So far, most of the images of this species are females. Please compare: (legs are all-black in this species, wings with some yellow in costal cells, no hint of triangles along mid-line of abdomen)
Genus = Stonemyia: ♀ -- Stonemyia tranquilla: ♂ (north-eastern range)
… Bob Biagi, 19 November, 2016 - 8:46am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 November, 2016 - 9:33pm login or register to post comments

tabanid
Horse and Deer Flies
also take a look at the guide to Canadian species
part 1
part 2
… Steve Scholnick, 18 November, 2016 - 9:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Tabanid
Thanks for the suggestion. There are two species in E. Canada and this one is Stonemyia tranquilla as Bob has stated.
… Angus MacLean, 19 November, 2016 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

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