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Fly - Procecidochares atra
Copyright © 2007 Tom Bentley

Fly - Procecidochares atra
Reed-Turner Woodland Nature Preserve, Lake County, Illinois, USA
June 7, 2007
Size: 8mm
Contributed by Tom Bentley on 10 June, 2007 - 10:27pm

I'd say it's a fruit fly (Tephritidae)
Here's one that looks pretty much exactly like yours:

Look here

… Armin Hinterwirth, 10 June, 2007 - 10:41pm

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