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Fly - male
Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Fly - Male
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
September 1, 2008
Size: 6mm (1/4")
Please help with ID.

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Contributed by Sam Houston on 3 September, 2008 - 12:46pm
Last updated 4 September, 2008 - 8:36am

Stilleto fly.
You can tell by its heels. No, seriously, family Therevidae.
… Eric R. Eaton, 3 September, 2008 - 3:33pm

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