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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
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