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Tachinid Fly - Zelia vertebrata - male
Copyright © 2009 Peter Cristofono

Tachinid Fly - Zelia vertebrata - Male
Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
July 15, 2009
On a an American Beech tree, Fagus grandifolia.
Contributed by Peter Cristofono on 15 July, 2009 - 4:59pm
Last updated 5 June, 2017 - 1:12pm

Moved
Moved from Zelia.
… John F. Carr, 6 September, 2016 - 3:13pm

ID
This looks like the Tachinid genus Zelia.
… Andy Calderwood, 15 July, 2009 - 5:37pm

 
Yes
Thanks Andy.
… Peter Cristofono, 15 July, 2009 - 7:14pm

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