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spgfr Delmar, MD Jun 24, 2016

Body Length roughly 8-10mm.

Thanks...

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 24, 2016

Nice find! It's a louse fly (family Hippoboscidae); looks like an Icosta sp. - http://www.biodiversityinfocus.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Icosta-on-Renee20110723.jpg

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spgfr Delmar, MD Jun 25, 2016

Are these uncommon?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 25, 2016

Probably not all that uncommon; just not commonly seen off their hosts...

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