''Adejeania vexatrix'' is a species of
fly
Flies are insects of the Order (biology), order Diptera, the name being derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek δι- ''di-'' "two", and πτερόν ''pteron'' "wing". Insects of this order use only a single pair of wings to fly, the hindwing ...
in the family
Tachinidae. It is found in western North America from Mexico to
British Columbia.
In addition to its bright orange abdomen and prominent, heavy black
setae, this species is noted for its greatly elongated
palpi, which stick straight forward from under the fly's head. A similar looking tachinid fly, ''Hystricia abrupta'', is found in the eastern United States. It does not have the elongated
mouthparts
Mouthparts may refer to:
* The parts of a mouth
** Arthropod mouthparts
*** Insect mouthparts
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of ''A. vexatrix''. ''Paradejeania rutilioides'' also looks similar.
Bugguide.net, ''Paradejeania rutilioides''
/ref>
References
Diptera of North America
Adejeania
Insects described in 1877
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