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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Exoristinae » Winthemiini » Winthemia
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Tachinid Fly - Winthemia
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Tachinid Fly - Winthemia
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
October 14, 2008
Size: 6mm (1/4")
What's with the hairy eyes (you can see it better in the second pic)

Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 15 October, 2008 - 5:26pm
Last updated 16 April, 2009 - 3:34pm

Moved
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… v belov, 16 April, 2009 - 3:34pm login or register to post comments

looks like Winthemia
see
Moved from Tachinidae.
… v belov, 13 April, 2009 - 5:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Joel Kits, 7 November, 2008 - 8:04pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae
This is in the family Tachinidae
… Norm Woodley, 5 November, 2008 - 2:22pm login or register to post comments

Hairy eyes on flies apparently aren't unusual.
Many syrphids have them, some with much more hair than yours. Nice shots, BTW.
… Ron Hemberger, 15 October, 2008 - 5:39pm login or register to post comments

 
But why,
Is it to help keep dirt out of their eyes....sort of like our eyelashes?
… Sam Houston, 15 October, 2008 - 5:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Sorry, I know the that, but not the why.
Maybe an expert will weigh in on this one.
… Ron Hemberger, 15 October, 2008 - 10:46pm login or register to post comments

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