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 Lots and lots of Bristles!
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| Stephen |
Posted on 08-08-2006 12:35
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
The most bristly fly I've ever seen. Actually I see it every year, and it seems to like hanging around our house. Here it is on a colorful rug. July 16, 2006, West Virginia USA. Posting two views. Genus Tachina, perhaps? Stephen attached the following image:  [111.31Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 08-08-2006 12:37
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Second Photo
Stephen attached the following image:  [74.05Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 08-08-2006 20:20
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19009 Joined: 21.07.04 |
Hi Stephen Definitely a Tachina or closely related genus. I'm an Old World type of guy, so I lack experience on your continent. Theo Zeegers |
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| ChrisR |
Posted on 08-08-2006 21:29
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 Super Administrator Location: Reading, England Posts: 7703 Joined: 12.07.04 |
It needs the expert eye of Jim O'Hara, in Canada. He is the expert on Nearctic tachs and might be able to give you a name for it  His email can be found at http://www.nadsdi...rahome.htm |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 10-08-2006 10:48
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Chris and Zeegers, thanks for those leads. Jim O'Hara and Monty Wood had a look at the images, and I identified them as Juriniopsis adusta (van der Wulp). Thanks again! --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Zeegers |
Posted on 10-08-2006 21:05
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Member Location: Soest, NL Posts: 19009 Joined: 21.07.04 |
I'm glad I added 'or closely related genus' Theo |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 02-09-2006 13:32
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Oops, now a month later and I see I made a typo. I didn't mean to say "I identified," I meant to say "They identified." Just a slip of the fingers, it was certainly they who did the identifying!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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