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Grass Fly - Chloropidae?
Copyright © 2007 Bill Johnson

Grass Fly - Chloropidae?
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
May 20, 2007
I'm fairly certain that this is a Grass Fly - family Chloropidae. Great colors.
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 31 May, 2007 - 9:45pm
Last updated 15 June, 2007 - 3:39am

Yes, grass fly
They are pretty. Here's one of mine with interesting commentary:
… Ron Hemberger, 1 June, 2007 - 12:30am login or register to post comments

 
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the tiny ocellar triangle on this fly shows that it's probably not a chloropid. I think that it is in Agromyzidae
… Keith Bayless, 3 June, 2007 - 2:37am login or register to post comments

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