Tachinid Fly

A very cool fly found near a pond at 3,000m in the White Mountains of Arizona.

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Ruth Spigelman

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Delightful and vibrant little tachinid...and beautifully shot Stephen! Posted 7 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
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  thanks Posted 7 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

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WOWWWW! Posted 7 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
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  super cool fly Posted 7 years ago

Christine Young

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Fantastic shot! Posted 7 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
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  thank you Posted 7 years ago

Ferdy Christant

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Excellent quality!
Is this a stack? Seeing a little halo near the leaf, so got me curious :) Posted 7 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
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  Crap! I processed the last batch after driving home yesterday ending my last 6 day camping trip. I was a bit sloppy. Sorry! Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
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    No need to apologize, it was a genuine question. Is this a handheld stack or tripod? Posted 7 years ago
  2. 1. Stephen Philips
      
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      3 shot handheld Posted 7 years ago
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  Posted 7 years ago

morpheme

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That's a cool little fly - but check out it's close look alike - Adejeania vexatrix https://bugguide.net/node/view/25866 Posted 7 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
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  tough call Posted 7 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
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    I agree with morpheme. Adejeania vexatrix has the bristles concentrated near the joints of the abdominal sections, like your fly has. The bristles of Hystricia abrupta are scattered. I'm going to adjust the ID, but feel free to change it back if you disagree. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago

The Adejeania vexatrix

''Adejeania vexatrix'' is a species of fly in the family Tachinidae. It is found in western North America from Mexico to Wyoming and British Columbia. In addition to its bright orange abdomen and prominent, heavy black setae, this species is noted for its greatly elongated palpi, which stick straight forward from under the fly's head. A similar looking tachinid fly, ''Hystricia abrupta'', is found in the eastern United States. It does not have the elongated mouthparts of ''A. vexatrix''. ''Paradejeania.. more

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Christine Young