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Index of Subjects Thank you all. I think the flash shadow effect was making me think the antennae were much larger than they were. And I appreciate the ID too. Nancy On 2014-07-17, at 3:44 PM, Phil Schappert <philjs@eastlink.ca> wrote: > At 3:14 PM -0300 7/17/14, nancy dowd wrote: >> I submitted this Tachinid Fly to BugGuide for ID: >> https://www.flickr.com/photos/92981528@N08/14677768432/ >> >> But meanwhile I am wondering exactly what I am looking at on the face. Are the thick black lines the mouthparts for sucking up nectar/pollen or? This fly was attracted to the light from the window early in the morning, so maybe searching for insects (moths?) to lay eggs on. >> >> Nancy > > I think this is Hystricia abrupta, Nancy. The thick black lines are most likely the short, and somewhat downward pointing, antennae. > > Phil > > -- > > Phil Schappert, PhD > > 27 Clovis Ave. > Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3 > 902-460-8343 (cell) > > philschappert.com > imaginaturestudio.ca > philschappert.ca > > "Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..." > (Michael Hedges)
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