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Green Fly - Odontomyia cincta
Copyright © 2007 Randy Emmitt

Green Fly - Odontomyia cincta
Lawrence County, Ohio, USA
May 26, 2007
Size: 1/2 inch or smaller
Very colorful and found along a small marshy ditch along the Ohio River.

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Contributed by Randy Emmitt on 4 June, 2007 - 8:20pm
Last updated 23 December, 2008 - 2:04pm

Moved
Moved from Soldier flies.
… David J. Ferguson, 23 December, 2008 - 2:04pm login or register to post comments

Soldier fly
Flattened abdomen and green color point to that. See:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6994
… Ron Hemberger, 4 June, 2007 - 8:24pm login or register to post comments

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