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Brachyleptura rubrica--found on flowers - Brachyleptura rubrica

Brachyleptura rubrica--found on flowers - Brachyleptura rubrica
W of Dover Plains, Dutchess County, New York, USA
July 3, 2005
Size: 14mm
I believe this is Brachyleptura rubrica (Say) but would love to hear from one more expert than I. Found a pair mating on a flower I couldn't identify--some sort of Compositaceae.

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