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Black-orange fly - Toxomerus marginatus - female
Copyright © 2005 Scott Taylor

Black-orange fly - Toxomerus marginatus - Female
Larimer County, Colorado, USA
June 13, 2005
Same specimen, facing me this time.

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Contributed by Scott Taylor on 15 June, 2005 - 2:19am
Last updated 11 November, 2005 - 10:57am

Nice shot! The pattern on his
Nice shot! The pattern on his back looks like a stylized eagle, at least to me.
… Clifford, 15 June, 2005 - 7:34am login or register to post comments

 
HER back :)
This is a female, as evidenced by the widely separated eyes and the pointed abdomen visible in the other picture.
… Richard Leung, 15 June, 2005 - 8:29am login or register to post comments

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