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Photo#156270
Fly

Fly
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
November 11, 2007
Size: 1/8"
Weird colored fly....or bee ? Please help with ID.

Moved
Moved from Frass.

Hi Sam-
I was looking for the chalid wasp that I frassed when I came upon the one that you frassed. Actually, I think this is a rather good picture, bravo!

 
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I appreciate it! Do you think I should put it back ?
I don't personally like it. It's not in very good focus and doesn't show good detail.

 
Your welcom-
It's kind of a tough call when a picture isn't as perfect as some people expect, but this is a case in point. I was searching for my self-frassed specimen because I wanted to refer to it as a comparison to another wasp submitted. I noticed yours, and followed the link to Eulophidae (a different family) and then I finally find a match for one I had searched long and hard for!

Others will disagree, but I feel a picture should be kept until there is another better picture of the same species and sex. To me, yours looks unique in Eulophidae, so I would keep it, but I'm not an expert. I rely on the editors to set the boundries.

 
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Yea, but since I'm the one that frassed it and it's my picture anyway, I can move it back, at least until I get a better pic. I'll put it back.

Frassed
Moved from Eulophidae.

Moved
Moved from Chalcid Wasps.

Eulophid Wasp (Chalcidoidea)
Very bright coloration indeed. Most members of this group are of a duller, darker green - while red eyes remain the rule.

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