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Fly on LSD? - Chrysops niger - female
Copyright © 2008 John F. Carr

Fly on LSD? - Chrysops niger - Female
October Mountain State Forest, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
June 21, 2008
Size: 8mm

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Fly - Chrysops niger - female Fly on LSD? - Chrysops niger - female Antenna detail - Chrysops niger - female
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Contributed by John F. Carr on 22 June, 2008 - 5:39pm
Last updated 9 December, 2012 - 10:29am

Moved
Moved from Chrysops.
… John F. Carr, 22 June, 2008 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

Chrysops niger
look here
… v belov, 22 June, 2008 - 6:28pm login or register to post comments

 
Why niger?
How do you tell the species apart? This would be the first photo of C. niger from the Northeast US, and there are other species that look similar to me.
… John F. Carr, 22 June, 2008 - 6:46pm login or register to post comments

 
head pattern
is quite telling
… v belov, 22 June, 2008 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

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