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Spotting

Description:

Appears to be some sort of fly. Has gold markings.

Habitat:

Alpine environment.

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1 Comment

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

It looks a lot like a species of Tachinid Fly from Subfamily Tachininae. I am not sure which one at this time. These flies tend to be very hairy as compared to many other species of fly.
Check here, this may help:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/36309/bgpa...

BethAngermeier
Spotted by
BethAngermeier

Montana, USA

Spotted on Jul 30, 2012
Submitted on Aug 3, 2012

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