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Unnamed spotting

Description:

Giant fly about the size of a bumble bee. Family Tachinidae

Habitat:

Semi desert



1 species ID suggestions

Blue Bottle Fly
Calliphora vomitoria Blue bottle fly

3 Comments

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 months ago

Thank you Forest Dragon for the ID

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 8 months ago

Thank you Noel Buensuceso for the ID and the link

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 8 months ago

It could be from Family Tachinidae. There are some pretty big flies in that family with similar looks.

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Lat: 22.10, Long: -100.97

Spotted on Aug 26, 2012
Submitted on Aug 28, 2012

Reference

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