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 Help with fly id in Boulder Colorado
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| Doug Goodin |
Posted on 23-09-2007 15:56
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Hello everyone, I am new to the site and a new to diptera id; So, please excuse what is most likely a common diptera but it was quite unusual to me. I photographed the flys in the foothills of Boulder Colorado at an elevation of 7000ft. The date was September 16th 2007. The habitat is mixed conifer and decidous. They were very interested in a batch of aster that was near a stream. Thank you for your time and help, Doug Goodin Doug Goodin attached the following image:  [125.76Kb] |
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| Doug Goodin |
Posted on 23-09-2007 15:59
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This was of a different fly but same time same place. Looked to be just a color variation.
Doug Goodin attached the following image:  [116.94Kb] |
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| crex |
Posted on 23-09-2007 16:03
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 Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Tachinidae |
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| crex |
Posted on 23-09-2007 16:07
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Member Location: Sweden Posts: 1996 Joined: 22.05.06 |
Maybe something like Adejeania vexatrix for the second one? ... it must be two different Tachinid species.
Edited by crex on 23-09-2007 16:13 |
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| Tony T |
Posted on 23-09-2007 16:08
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 Member Location: New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 664 Joined: 08.02.07 |
It's a Tachinid; possibly Adejeania vexatrix or something very similar. That is the lower fly, top fly looks like a different species, could try Paradejeania Edited by Tony T on 23-09-2007 16:11 |
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| Doug Goodin |
Posted on 24-09-2007 01:10
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Member Location: Posts: 3 Joined: 22.09.07 |
Thanks everyone! |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 24-09-2007 01:17
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
beautiful tachinidae! it could named cactus fly. |
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