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Fly
Copyright © 2009 John F. Carr

Fly
Newton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 24, 2009
Size: 3.4 mm
Small fly crawling around on a leaf. No good pictures. Maybe frass, but I hope for ID.

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Fly Most of a fly
Contributed by John F. Carr on 24 June, 2009 - 6:54pm
Last updated 30 June, 2009 - 1:30am

Flat-footed fly?
I'm thinking maybe a female flat-footed fly (Platypezidae)?
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 June, 2009 - 8:58pm

 
Yes
looks like it.
… Matthias Buck, 28 June, 2009 - 8:54pm

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