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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Parasitic Flies (Tachinidae) » Dexiinae » Dufouriini » Oestrophasia » Oestrophasia calva
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Tachinid with Pattern on Wings in California - Oestrophasia calva - female
Copyright © 2009 Harsi S. Parker

Tachinid with Pattern on Wings in California - Oestrophasia calva - Female
Webb Canyon, ~2000 ft. altitude, Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 7, 2009
Size: ~11 mm
A close-up of the wing. (Note: The tip of the wing is slightly folded over on itself.)

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Tachinid with Pattern on Wings in California - Oestrophasia calva - female Tachinid with Pattern on Wings in California - Oestrophasia calva - female
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Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 8 April, 2009 - 12:30am
Last updated 6 July, 2021 - 5:08pm

Moved
Moved from Oestrophasia.
… Harsi S. Parker, 2 February, 2015 - 1:49pm login or register to post comments

Tachinidae: Oestrophasia calva
Tachinidae: Oestrophasia calva
… Norm Woodley, 2 February, 2015 - 1:47pm login or register to post comments

Oestrophasia (Tachinidae)
This fly belongs in the genus Oestrophasia, which is in the family Tachinidae, subfamily Dexiinae. It is probably Oestrophasia calva, but I am not 100% sure of this.
… Norm Woodley, 8 April, 2009 - 9:44am login or register to post comments

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