Adejeania vexatrix
Adejeania vexatrix is a large tachinid fly with distinctly long mouthparts. The adult has a wingspan of about 18 mm. Most species in the Tachinidae family have parasitic larvae that can develop within a wide variety of insects hosts. The adult of this species has a distinctly orange abdomen and rings of setae surrounding the abdominal segments that are used in identification.
Order: Diptera
Family: Tachinidae
Species: Adejeania vexatrix
Photograph: © 2008 RKD Peterson
Date of Photograph: 27 September 2008
Location: Montana, Gallatin Co. (45o43'41" N 111o08'11" W)