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Stiletto Fly, (Therevidae)
Copyright © 2007 Andrew Gale

Stiletto Fly, (Therevidae)
Mission Trails Park, San Diego County, California, USA
July 3, 2007
Size: approx. 12mm
on dried cattail
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Contributed by Andrew Gale on 3 July, 2007 - 11:42am
Last updated 4 July, 2007 - 11:44am

Looks similar to one I shot
Compare and let me know
http://bugguide.net/node/view/122725
… Kevin H. Wirth, 3 July, 2007 - 1:31pm login or register to post comments

 
The only difference
I notice is that your image does not have the long spines on the legs that my image has.
… Andrew Gale, 3 July, 2007 - 1:48pm login or register to post comments

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