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Systropus arizonicus
Copyright © 2008 cwmelton

Systropus arizonicus
Ash Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 30, 2008
Feeding at a variety of flowers including salvia and buckwheat.

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Contributed by cwmelton on 30 September, 2008 - 4:54pm

Wow
What a great fly! Great pictures. I wish we had those around here!
… Bruce Marlin, 20 April, 2009 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

Beautiful photo
Is it swinging its hind legs forward to land, or does it hover that way?
… Stephen Hart, 30 September, 2008 - 5:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Systropus arizonicus
It lands at the flower but its hind legs are usually in contact with the stem rather than the flower. Occasionally the hind legs would dangle.
… cwmelton, 30 September, 2008 - 7:25pm login or register to post comments

 
I get it
Excellent series.
… Stephen Hart, 30 September, 2008 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

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