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Tachinid fly

Tachinidae sps.

Notes:

they were large and fat and hairy. Bristly. :) found them sitting on the leaves of shrubs near to a water stream.

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4 Comments

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 11 years ago

thank you Bernadette S. :)

Bernadette S
Bernadette S 11 years ago

Great detail! Love that shine.

ChimeTsetan
ChimeTsetan 11 years ago

thanks a lot JuanDiTrani. So this hairy fly is Tachinid fly. :) but i guess it will be tough to find out it exact species id ?

Juan DiTrani
Juan DiTrani 11 years ago

Hi chimetsetan. I don't think this is a Bottle fly, they never have such a long hairs on the abdomen. I think is a Tachinid fly

ChimeTsetan
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ChimeTsetan

Jeori, Himachal Pradesh, India

Spotted on Jul 17, 2012
Submitted on Jul 17, 2012

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