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fly - Stonemyia rasa - female
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fly - Stonemyia rasa - Female
Merrimack, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
July 25, 2014

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fly - Stonemyia rasa - female fly - Stonemyia rasa - female fly - Stonemyia rasa - female
Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 28 August, 2014 - 9:26pm
Last updated 29 August, 2014 - 6:22am

Moved
Moved from Horse and Deer Flies.
… John F. Carr, 29 August, 2014 - 6:22am

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 August, 2014 - 9:35pm

 
I was thinking horsefly
...but at the time it did not seem at all interested in biting me. It was actually extremely cooperative and posed for photos for several minutes.
… Molly Jacobson, 29 August, 2014 - 12:01am

 
These don't bite
These don't bite, but some of the tropical Pangoniiae have huge beaks and use them.
… John F. Carr, 29 August, 2014 - 6:21am

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