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Tachnid fly Geotagged,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Tachnid fly

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
    Lion
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    Might be Tachina sp., based on:

    https://bugguide.net/node/view/221533
    https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128047235     Posted 3 years ago
    1. View morpheme's profile
      morpheme
      Lion
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      That was as far as I got… and then I started reading the comments about telling them apart by the size and number and direction of the hairs by their eyes… honestly I was going a bit cross eyed trying to see the differences… really cool flies though.. Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
        Christine Young
        Lion
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        Yes! When I was looking on BG for an ID, I saw that they are hard to ID and my mind started to spin with the details. They are really cool looking, but I do wonder if the butt spikes interfere with mating at all because...ouch. Posted 3 years ago

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Uploaded Aug 20, 2022. Captured Aug 19, 2022 18:22 in 507 20th Ave E, Seattle, WA 98112, USA.
country flag of United States of America Explore United States of America 39,956 9,642 8
  • X-E2
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO1250
  • 80mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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