Fly identification - Chrysopilus thoracicus

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Fly identification - Chrysopilus thoracicus -

Deerfield (on Woolman Hill), Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
June 9, 2007
Size: 0.5 inch

Thanks to Ethan Kistler for identification.

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Fly identification - Chrysopilus thoracicus - female

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Contributed by Steve Thornburg on 11 June, 2007 - 9:04am
Last updated 13 March, 2008 - 7:51pm

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