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When I first caught a glimpse of this I thought it was a picture wing fly (Ulidiidae,) and then I thought is was some sort of hoverfly (Syrphidae) with black wings. Turns out that it is a tachnid (Tachinidae) fly.
Feather-Legged fly, possibly Trichopoda pennipes
Sept 29, 2017
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Tachnid Fly Binomial name: ??? This dude comes from the second largest family of all Diptera! I know that it's a tachnid thanks to that signature scuzzy look. In these pictures, it kind of looks like the fly was startled by something in the dandelion. I wonder what it was...
Pretty picture of a particularly ugly fly
Tachnid fly (possibly Pararchytas decisus)
Aug. 17, 2017
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Archytas sp.
