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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Temporary page -- submissions reviewed/commented by Dr Woodley
Photo#144903
Flesh/Tachinid
Copyright © 2007 Greg Dodge

Flesh/Tachinid
Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina, USA
July 15, 2002
Captured from video. Thought this was a Flesh Fly but was told it might be a Tachinid. The fly was very near a dead squirrel that I put out in an attempt to get video of maggots (got plenty of maggot shots). It was larger than the Blow Flies and other Flesh Flies in the vicinity.
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Contributed by Greg Dodge on 11 September, 2007 - 1:23pm
Last updated 13 April, 2009 - 2:24pm

Hi, what kind camera video
Hi,
what kind camera video do you have for insect video

http://bugguide.net/comment/reply/144903#comment

Thank,

Jean
… Jean Brodeur, 24 May, 2009 - 3:41pm login or register to post comments

 
video camera
The camera is a Canon XL-1 which is no longer made. It's a miniDV format camera which allows the mounting of all of Canon's still camera lenses (with an adapter). I use a 70-300 mm zoom lens with macro.
… Greg Dodge, 24 May, 2009 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… v belov, 13 April, 2009 - 2:24pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae
Tachinidae
… Norm Woodley, 13 April, 2009 - 12:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 18 October, 2007 - 7:10am login or register to post comments

Tachinidae.
I would go with Tachinidae. Most of the large flesh flies have a checkered pattern to the abdomen, not banded as in this specimen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 September, 2007 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

Tachinid looks right
Spikey abdomen is the clue. I think it's Zelia. See:
… Ron Hemberger, 11 September, 2007 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

 
Tachind Fly
Thanks very much for the help.
… Greg Dodge, 12 September, 2007 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

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