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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jun 30, 2009

I got a glimpse and quick picture of this guy on my squash plant, before I ran for the floating cover to keep off vine borers. But now after cropping the pic I am sure this is a fly, and vine borers are in the moth family. So...?

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jun 30, 2009

This is a 'good guy' (or gal, as the case may be); it is Trichopoda pennipes, a fly in the family Tachinidae that parasitizes squash bugs. I often see them among our squash plants. See http://tinyurl.com/lfr726 for images and more information.

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sallyg Anne Arundel,, MD(Zone 7b) Jun 30, 2009

WOOO HOOO !!! Thanks, suunto!

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