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Trichopoda pennipes
Female
Spotted on Tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata ‘Moonbeam’)
Another beneficial Tachinid fly. These flies are used to control heteropteran species such as squash bugs.
Spotted on Aug 22, 2011
Submitted on Nov 8, 2011
3 Comments
Thank you both :)
Fantastic shot!
So glad you posted this. I was taking a photo of a lady beetle green and this insect was in the photo too! It is so small. Of course, mine is not macro like this. Excellent as always! :)