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Gnadochaeta ID help --> (G nigrifrons?)
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Hello! I found this tachinid pollinating a Eupatorium serotinum plant. I found an old key and I think this may be Gnadochaeta nigrifrons. Is it possible to confirm from these images?

Link to key: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/2561906#page/129/mode/1up
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 It might be Gnadochaeta nigrifrons.

I have less confidence in Townsend's key than he had.
 
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 Thank you John!
 
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