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tachinid fly

  1. Tachinid Fly

    Tachinid Fly

    Tachinid Fly (Achytas sp.: Tachinidae) on Symphyotrichum sp.: Asteraceae)
    • Stanley Jones
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    • achytas sp. brazos county college station family tachinidae lick creek park tachinid fly texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  2. Tachinid Fly

    Tachinid Fly

    Tachinid Fly. San Isidro Lodge, San Isidro Reserve, Quijos Valley, Napo Province, Ecuador. Eastern-slope of the Andes near Cosanga in a mid-elevation montane forest (cloud forest) at about 2,000 m (6,560 ft) elevation.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • ecuador napo province quijos valley san isidro lodge san isidro reserve tachinid fly
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    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. Tachinid Fly and Mosquito

    Tachinid Fly and Mosquito

    Tachinid Fly (Juriniopsis adjusta: Tachinidae) 1.5-1.7 cm (0.59-0.67 in) long. Common House Mosquito (Culex pipens: Culicidae) Ca. 4.0-4.25 mm (0.157-0.167 in) long. In our area this is the common vector for St. Luis Encephalistis, West Nile Virus, Western Eqine Encephalitus, Heartworm in dogs...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Little Details

    Little Details

    It always amazes me when I see the details of something common like this fly. Sometimes we miss so much in nature. I believe this is one of the many Tachinid Flies. It measures 1/8th to 1/2 inch (3-14mm) across. I used my Nikon 105 Micro lens and a Bogen tripod. An aperture of f29 was...
    • earthimages100
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    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  5. Tachinid Fly, I think.......

    Tachinid Fly, I think.......

    These flies have been very attracted to a couple of pots of Rudbeckia by our back door. I think this one is Tachina fera but don't hold me to it!
    • Brian Dunning
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    • ef-s 60mm eos 7d france rudbeckia tachinid fly
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
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