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Thanatophilus lapponicus

Thanatophilus lapponicus
Stockton / Valley of Eden Bird Sanctuary, Jo Daviess County, Illinois, USA
This is a species I've only seen a couple times in my samples. Collected from a restored prairie in NW Illinois, using chicken liver baits. This site is located near to some cows, which may or may not have something to do with its presence. There was also an unusual abundance of Cochliomyia macellaria there, which likely relates to the cows.