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fly - Holopogon
Copyright © 2008 Molly Jacobson

fly - Holopogon
Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
July 13, 2008
Size: around 1 cm.
It was really funny seeing it pose like this! Found it on a milkweed plant.
Contributed by Molly Jacobson on 10 February, 2009 - 4:50pm
Last updated 11 February, 2009 - 10:48pm

Yes
Holopogon. Two species in NH. Not sure I can separate them here.
… Herschel Raney, 11 February, 2009 - 12:31pm

an asilid of some kind
(maybe Holopogon -- just a guess)
… v belov, 10 February, 2009 - 5:00pm

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