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Stilt-legged fly - Micropeza - female
Copyright © 2009 Eric R. Eaton

Stilt-legged fly - Micropeza - Female
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area, Pima County, Arizona, USA
April 14, 2009
Size: ~10mm
Thanks to Margarethe Brummermann for discovering this lanky little insect, clambering about on a cottonwood, during one of our trips to the canyon.

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Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 4 May, 2009 - 2:10pm
Last updated 15 June, 2009 - 5:05pm

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