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Very small fly! - Leucopis - female
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Very small fly! - Leucopis - Female
Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California, USA
May 16, 2009
Size: About 3 or 4mm
It reminds me of a tiger fly, but is only about the size of a vinegar fly!
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Late entry: I may have gotten lucky!
It looks a lot like the Leucopis...


Can anyone confirm this?

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Very small fly! - Leucopis - female Very small fly! - Leucopis - female
Contributed by HandsOff on 18 May, 2009 - 12:57am
Last updated 9 December, 2009 - 1:14am

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I absolutely love those last minute "gifts" that show up just as you're about to put your camera away! (*smile*)
… Harsi S. Parker, 18 May, 2009 - 4:25pm

Yep
You are lucky!!
At least it's a chamaemyiid, and i9ndeed seems to be Leucopis!
Greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 18 May, 2009 - 1:00pm

 
Thanks Gerard!
It was a gift...just as I was preparing to put my camera away, he shows up!
… HandsOff, 18 May, 2009 - 4:20pm

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