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Hystricia abrupta
Large red bodied fly
Wetlands on wild flowers
Would love an ID on this spectacular fly
Spotted on May 12, 2014
Submitted on May 14, 2014
3 Comments
Thanks again ForestDragon and Leuba
Amazing color! The best I can find for now is Genus Archytas : http://bugguide.net/node/view/117700
Nice ! Looks like a tachinid fly - try Tachinidae in the US.