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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Phasiinae » Cylindromyiini » Besseria » Besseria atra
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Tachinid Fly - Besseria atra
Copyright © 2020 Bryan E. Reynolds

Tachinid Fly - Besseria atra
Lexington Wildlife Management Area, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
April 18, 2020
On Fleabane, Erigeron sp.
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Contributed by Bryan E. Reynolds on 19 April, 2020 - 10:35am
Last updated 20 April, 2020 - 11:01am

Moved
Moved from Parasitic Flies.
… John F. Carr, 20 April, 2020 - 6:19am login or register to post comments

Besseria atra?
Besseria atra?
… John F. Carr, 19 April, 2020 - 4:32pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, that looks good.
Yes, that looks good.
… Arturo Santos, 19 April, 2020 - 8:48pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 19 April, 2020 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

 
A weird one. Have any idea wh
A weird one. Have any idea what this may be?
… Arturo Santos, 19 April, 2020 - 3:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Perhaps Gymnosoma?
Perhaps Gymnosoma?
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 19 April, 2020 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Too bristly. Gymnosoma should
Too bristly. Gymnosoma should lack distinct apical bristles on the scutellum and usually has only 1 pair of post-sutural acrostichal bristles, dorsocentral bristles, etc.
… Arturo Santos, 19 April, 2020 - 4:17pm login or register to post comments

 
I've also got a couple other
I've also got a couple other angles, if that would be helpful.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 19 April, 2020 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Let me know if you need any p
Let me know if you need any particular spot cropped and expanded.
… Bryan E. Reynolds, 19 April, 2020 - 4:20pm login or register to post comments

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