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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Tabanomorpha » Horse and Deer Flies (Tabanidae) » Deer Flies (Chrysopsinae) » Merycomyia » Merycomyia whitneyi
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HORSE FLY?? - Merycomyia whitneyi - female
Copyright © 2012 jpmum

HORSE FLY?? - Merycomyia whitneyi - Female
Benson, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
July 18, 2012
Size: 3/4"?
Found on our deck at mid-day..stayed for photos..quite lethargic. I posted on Spiders.us and it was suggested it was some kind of horse fly and perhaps you could help with the identification.

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Contributed by jpmum on 24 July, 2012 - 6:52am
Last updated 2 August, 2012 - 12:47pm

Moved
Moved from Horse and Deer Flies. I am reasonably sure about the ID, but I would greatly appreciate it if you would upload more shots, particularly showing the face and antennae. Or, if you collected this specimen and are willing to lend it to me, I would be extremely grateful.
… Keith Bayless, 1 August, 2012 - 3:22pm login or register to post comments

 
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Sorry, I don't have a good pic of the face and antennae...also, it eventually flew off and I had no idea it wasn't a common horse fly. I was just impressed with the unusual marking and size. Thanks for looking at it...I appreciate it. If it shows up again, I'll try and capture it.
… jpmum, 2 August, 2012 - 12:44pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from ID Request. Yeah, a horsefly of some kind.
… Brad Barnd, 24 July, 2012 - 3:47pm login or register to post comments

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