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Deer fly laying eggs - Chrysops cincticornis - female
Copyright © 2008 Charley Eiseman

Deer fly laying eggs - Chrysops cincticornis - Female
Belchertown - Scarborough Brook Conservation Area, Massachusetts, USA
June 21, 2008
Size: small- size of a deer fly
Those eyes are incredible...

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Deer fly laying eggs - Chrysops cincticornis - female Deer fly laying eggs - Chrysops cincticornis - female
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 22 June, 2008 - 9:13am
Last updated 9 January, 2012 - 8:31pm

Moved
Moved from Chrysops.
… John F. Carr, 9 January, 2012 - 8:31pm

Moved
Moved from Deer Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 2 April, 2009 - 8:35pm

Moved
Moved from Horse and Deer Flies. Based on antennae, apical spurs on tibiae, and patterned wings--not to mention size. I guess I never realized deer flies could be so furry, and I was under the mistaken impression that their eggs are always in flat masses.
… Charley Eiseman, 22 January, 2009 - 5:39pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 18 July, 2008 - 10:07am

Great shot
Charley!
… Lynette Elliott, 22 June, 2008 - 10:24am

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