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Id request - Chrysops abatus - female
Copyright © 2009 J. Ott

Id request - Chrysops abatus - Female
Pearl River County, Mississippi, USA
March 30, 2009
Size: 8.5-9mm

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Contributed by J. Ott on 30 March, 2009 - 1:00pm
Last updated 6 July, 2014 - 7:02pm

Moved
Moved from Chrysops.
… John F. Carr, 6 July, 2014 - 7:02pm

Moved
Moved from Deer Flies.
… J. Ott, 5 May, 2009 - 7:57am

Cool Eyes
I love the eyes. Cool photo. What equipment do you use? As for your bug, I'm guessing Chrysanthrax something. I've never seen anything quite like it, considering your close proximity to Mobile. Surely, some of the fly specialists will know.
… Robert Lord Zimlich, 31 March, 2009 - 9:40am

 
Pentax K20 d , pentax 2.8 100mm macro, promaster
macrolume ringlight.
… J. Ott, 18 April, 2009 - 7:19am

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