P1070832 P1070834
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Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens, DC (Google, OSM)
38.9120066809, -76.9478881359
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Description

Very large fly (~1 in).

Aug. 7, 2011 02:04 PM EDT
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Posted by muir 10 months ago
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Tabanus atratus seems like a match, except for the orange-ish mouthparts. Any ideas?

Posted by muir 10 months ago
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Posted by flapack 10 months ago
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I don't think he's dark enough for T. atratus. The patterning on the wings makes me lean towards a few other possibilities. My best guess would be T. gladiator but that may just be because the name is awesome. T. sulcifrons and a few others are evidently difficult to distinguish from photos.

Posted by flapack 10 months ago
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