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Black fly with distinctive patterned wings - Copestylum mexicanum
Copyright © 2017 cvadheim

Black fly with distinctive patterned wings - Copestylum mexicanum
Gardena/Gardena Willows Wetland Preserve (in Mother Nature's Garden of Health native plant garden), Los Angeles County, California, USA
April 22, 2017
I know the pictures are not high quality. But I hoped someone might recognize the distinctive wing coloration. I'm trying to document insects using our native plants (I'm a plant person, so any help greatly appreciated).

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Contributed by cvadheim on 25 April, 2017 - 9:41am
Last updated 1 February, 2022 - 1:27pm

Moved
Moved from mexicanum-violaceum group.
… Zachary Dankowicz, 1 February, 2022 - 1:27pm login or register to post comments

Right alula is distinctly smo
Right alula is distinctly smoky.
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Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 25 April, 2017 - 7:22pm login or register to post comments

Copestylum mexicanum/violaceum
Copestylum mexicanum/violaceum group
… Bill Dean, 25 April, 2017 - 11:22am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for ID
Bill: Much appreciate your ID. I'm a plant scientist - getting better at knowing the insects, but....
… cvadheim, 25 April, 2017 - 11:29am login or register to post comments

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