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FLY - Chrysopilus thoracicus - female
Copyright © 2005 MIKE ETHIER

FLY - Chrysopilus thoracicus - Female
WINDSOR, ESSEX, Ontario, Canada
BEEN SHOTTING MACRO IN THE WINDSOR AREA FOR SOME YEARS NOW AND HAVE NOT SEEN THESE BEFORE THIS YEAR, BUT THEY SEEM TO BE QUITE A FEW AROUND.
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Contributed by MIKE ETHIER on 15 June, 2005 - 12:46pm
Last updated 3 June, 2006 - 1:43pm

Fly
Golden Backed Snipe Fly, I think.
… Matthew Roth, 15 June, 2005 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

 
SNIPE FLY
Thank you for the information on this fly.
… MIKE ETHIER, 16 June, 2005 - 11:14am login or register to post comments

Snipe hunt!
Check out the Snipe flies here
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Snipe fly
Thanks for the info and the links to this information.
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