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Dance Fly - male
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Dance Fly - Male
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
April 9, 2008

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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 11 April, 2008 - 11:29am
Last updated 25 June, 2008 - 8:09am

Dance fly.
This one is an empidid. When I lived in Oregon, I noticed that both families (Empididae and Bibionidae) tend to be early spring flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 11 April, 2008 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
thx Eric
I *love* the "wood grain" colored pronotum! :) I'll start browsing some empidids and see what I can see. Thanks again.
… Kevin Hall, 11 April, 2008 - 1:34pm login or register to post comments

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