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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Unidentified Deer and Horse Fly Eggs
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egg mass
Copyright © 2011 Lynette Elliott

egg mass
Thompson Falls, Sanders County, Montana, USA
August 28, 2010
Using Charley's book (1) I'd guess deer fly eggs. There are plenty of deer flies in the area.

Found on the underside of a leaf near the river.

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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 13 February, 2011 - 3:11pm
Last updated 14 February, 2011 - 9:51am

Moved
Moved from ID Request. Thanks Charley.
… Lynette Elliott, 14 February, 2011 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

Yes, Tabanidae
I think horse fly eggs look pretty much the same as this, but same family either way. I knew the white ones on p. 56 were deer fly because they're the ones being laid in this photo:
… Charley Eiseman, 13 February, 2011 - 7:45pm login or register to post comments

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