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Frit Fly
Copyright © 2008 Kevin Hall

Frit Fly
Lacey (near Olympia), Thurston County, Washington, USA
September 5, 2008

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Contributed by Kevin Hall on 14 March, 2009 - 12:11pm
Last updated 1 April, 2009 - 5:34pm

I agree
These are very nice shots. Somebody should be able to ID this fly further.
… Beatriz Moisset, 1 April, 2009 - 5:36pm login or register to post comments

Wow.
What a shot! Pretty certain this is a "frit fly," family Chloropidae. You can even see the expanded vertex (triangular area at top of head) that is characteristic of these flies. I do reserve the right to be wrong when it comes to Diptera, though:-) Please wait for confirmation.
… Eric R. Eaton, 14 March, 2009 - 11:56pm login or register to post comments

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