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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Tachininae » Minthoini » Paradidyma » Paradidyma singularis
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Tachinid Fly - Paradidyma singularis
Copyright © 2007 Ilona L.

Tachinid Fly - Paradidyma singularis
Cross Plains, Dane County, Wisconsin, USA
September 16, 2007
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Contributed by Ilona L. on 12 October, 2007 - 2:24pm
Last updated 30 January, 2015 - 2:34pm

Moved
Moved from Paradidyma.
… v belov, 30 January, 2015 - 2:34pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae: Paradidyma singularis
Tachinidae: Paradidyma singularis
… Norm Woodley, 30 January, 2015 - 2:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dexiinae.
… John F. Carr, 6 November, 2013 - 9:53am login or register to post comments

Tachinidae: Paradidyma sp.
Tachinidae: Paradidyma sp.
… Norm Woodley, 6 November, 2013 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

Happy accident?
I was drawn to this beautiful photo a second time and noticed there are two black stripes on the thorax. Most of the tachinids I've seen have either three or four, so I thought this one might be easy to run down. Well, either it was or I got lucky. While no expert, I think you may have one of two flies:

1. Dexiinae


2. Paradidyma, a pollinator which is referenced in the post I've thumbnailed here. I couldn't easily find a photo of it, but perhaps you can...or someone else will comment.

Good luck!
… Ron Hemberger, 12 October, 2007 - 10:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Recheck ID
The thumbnailed post has since been moved to Paradidyma.(1)
… John F. Carr, 26 September, 2010 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the link. I compa
Thanks for the link. I compared the two flies and they look similar.
… Ilona L., 15 October, 2007 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

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