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Fruit Fly?
Copyright © 2009 Tracy Palmer

Fruit Fly?
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
April 10, 2009
Contributed by Tracy Palmer on 10 April, 2009 - 9:44pm
Last updated 24 April, 2009 - 8:09pm

Lauxaniidae
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… Matthias Buck, 12 April, 2009 - 6:21pm

A guess: vinegar fly
Break out the balsamic and see if it sips. (I'm not entirely kidding. Once I had a glass soaking in vinegar on the sink counter and it was besieged with flies similar to this.)
… Ron Hemberger, 11 April, 2009 - 7:19pm

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