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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Stratiomyinae » Stratiomyini » Odontomyia » Odontomyia profuscata
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Soldier Fly - Odontomyia profuscata - female
Copyright © 2006 tom murray

Soldier Fly - Odontomyia profuscata - Female
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
June 8, 2006
Size: 8.5mm
Found in the grass at the edge of the Nashua River.

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Soldier Fly - Odontomyia profuscata - female Soldier Fly - Odontomyia profuscata - female
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Contributed by tom murray on 8 June, 2006 - 7:01pm
Last updated 10 May, 2017 - 7:30am

This looks like the very rare
This looks like the very rare Odontomyia profuscata. The antenna are on the tip of the snout and not above the snout and the legs are yellow-orange and the abdominal spots are orange too...
Great find!
Martin
… Martin Hauser, 18 June, 2006 - 3:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Odontomyia profuscata
I knew this was a little different than the other soldier flies I've seen, but thanks to your ID, I found out it's a rare bug.
… tom murray, 18 June, 2006 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

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