[NatureNS] tachinid fly question

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From: nancy dowd <nancypdowd@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2014 18:09:36 -0300
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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.
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> Phil
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