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Ouch! Chrysops? - Chrysops callidus - female
Copyright © 2008 Jim Bliss

Ouch! Chrysops? - Chrysops callidus - Female
Montgomery, Orange County, New York, USA
June 20, 2008
Size: 9-11 mm
This little devil darted around me, landed on my hand, and inflicted a painful bite. My hand turned all red and itched uncomfortably for fifteen minutes. Is this a Deer Fly, a species of Chrysops?
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Contributed by Jim Bliss on 20 June, 2008 - 7:08pm
Last updated 27 December, 2014 - 6:14pm

Moved
Moved from Horse and Deer Flies.
… v belov, 22 March, 2009 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… john and jane balaban, 18 July, 2008 - 10:07am login or register to post comments

Ouch is right...
Yes, this is a female deer fly, most likely Chrysops callidus.

I remember when I was doing a marsh survey in Delaware and had both hands holding lines to markout the area when one of these flies landed on the back of my hand, and before I could react cut out a perfectly formed triangular piece of skin from me.
… Ross Hill, 1 July, 2008 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

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