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Description:

Could this be a bot fly? It has a fly head/mouthparts; large, humpback-ish thorax; long, brown & yellow abdomen; wings held parallel to body.

Habitat:

It flew into my car in a rural area where there are horses.

Notes:

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1 Comment

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 12 years ago

This is a Robber Fly - Family Asilidae

http://bugguide.net/node/view/151

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SusanAltenhein
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SusanAltenhein

Virginia, USA

Spotted on Aug 4, 2011
Submitted on Aug 4, 2011

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