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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Deer Flies (Chrysopsinae) » Chrysopsini » Chrysops » Chrysops vittatus
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Deer Fly - Chrysops vittatus - female
Copyright © 2011 Karl Hillig

Deer Fly - Chrysops vittatus - Female
Ballston Lake, Saratoga County, New York, USA
June 12, 2011
The deer flies have been out for about a week, but the early ones haven't been very aggressive. This one looks like Chrysops vittatus. ID verification appreciated.

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Contributed by Karl Hillig on 12 June, 2011 - 10:19pm
Last updated 31 July, 2011 - 8:12pm

Moved
Moved from Chrysops.
… Karl Hillig, 31 July, 2011 - 8:12pm login or register to post comments

Probably vittatus
This is probably Chrysops vittatus. Try the Canadian key to confirm; you should have the same species as southern Ontario.
… John F. Carr, 31 July, 2011 - 7:27pm login or register to post comments

 
It keyed out nicely.
Thanks.
… Karl Hillig, 31 July, 2011 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Deer Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 24 June, 2011 - 5:22pm login or register to post comments

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