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When ever I see this many abdominal bristles I think of Tachinidae, plus this fly has bare arista. Still, I have been fooled before by bristly flies.

Is this Tachinidae?

Any way to take it to subfamily or genus? Probably hard from a photograph.

Smaller than a house fly. Photographed beside a mountain river, West Virginia USA, 26 August 2006.

Thanks for any ID help!

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Looks like a Tachinid
But New World, so no garantuees from my side

Theo Zeegers

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Thanks, Theo!