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These are all images of the same individual at different life stages. It was caught as a larva september 8th, pupated september 14th, and eclosed on september 18th. Found in a tire in a heavily wooded area primaily of decidious trees

Run over. I know that most of it was lost but looking at the wing venation and the big spike on the legs I think it is safe to say that it belongs to this family. It might even be a Gauromydas heros, the largest fly in the world https://twitter.com/flygirlNHM/status/1370341217276456962?t=jrjB6mGHsyZEPxf0AmyDHA&s=19

Atropelada. Sei que a maior parte dela se perdeu mas olhando a venação das asas e o grande espinho nas pernas eu acho seguro afirmar que pertença a essa família. Pode inclusive ser a Gauromydas heros a maior mosca do mundo https://twitter.com/flygirlNHM/status/1370341217276456962?t=jrjB6mGHsyZEPxf0AmyDHA&s=19

Cell cup and cell bm closed; M reaching wing margin; CuA1 scarcely produced beyond crossvein dm-cu which is separated from wing margin by less than its own length; genal bristle less than one-half length of vibrissa; head with a single row of postocular bristles; mid tibia without large anterior or dorsal bristles; crossveins not banded; scutellum with at least six marginal setae, although some may be minute; hind tibia with only weak anteroventral setae; frons yellow or orange anteriorly; hind tibia without a strong apicoventral bristle; scutellum with 8-10 short stout marginal setae; frons with ocellar triangle mostly bare. MND.

Description: https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16360763