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Tachinid Fly - Macromya crocata
Copyright © 2007 Arlene Ripley

Tachinid Fly - Macromya crocata
Garden Canyon, Ft. Huachuca, Arizona, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 13, 2007
Found several along the edge of a small watercourse.
Contributed by Arlene Ripley on 17 October, 2007 - 12:11am
Last updated 13 April, 2009 - 2:44pm

Moved
Moved from Tachinidae.
… v belov, 13 April, 2009 - 2:44pm

Tachinidae: Macromya crocata
Tachinidae: Macromya crocata...Adejeania has much longer, more visible palpi
… Norm Woodley, 13 April, 2009 - 12:41pm

Moved
Moved from Adejeania vexatrix.
… Will Chatfield-Taylor, 17 December, 2007 - 6:20pm

ID
This doesn't have the long proboscis and long palps of Adejeania. Also, the thoracic pattern is different and the abdomen is too small.
… Andy Calderwood, 1 December, 2007 - 7:24pm

 
No, it doesn't...
When I took this photo, I was told that this was Adejeania vexatrix but I see that the long proboscis is, indeed, missing. It certainly does resemble an Adejeania though. Should I frass this photo and then re-submit for ID?
… Arlene Ripley, 2 December, 2007 - 10:25pm

Adejeania vexatrix
Both this fly and Paradejeania rutilioides are among the most striking western Tachinida
… JBurger, 17 October, 2007 - 12:11pm

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