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Blackish Fly - Ocyptamus
Copyright © 2009 Jonathan Burishkin

Blackish Fly - Ocyptamus
Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA
June 24, 2009
Size: 1 cm
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Contributed by Jonathan Burishkin on 15 July, 2009 - 11:24am
Last updated 11 August, 2009 - 9:28am

Moved
Moved from Syrphinae.
… Jonathan Burishkin, 11 August, 2009 - 9:20am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Beatriz Moisset, 9 August, 2009 - 6:47am login or register to post comments

black fly
a Baccha species maybe?
… Allen Boatman, 15 July, 2009 - 11:58am login or register to post comments

Looks like a syrphid.
Similar to:


Not an ID: but check out:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/29308
… apgarm, 15 July, 2009 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

 
It does look a lot like that one
It does look a lot like that one, but im not sor sure about the "and three equally-spaced white spots along each side" part...

http://www.canacoll.org/Diptera/Staff/Skevington/Syrphidae/Ocyptamus/Ocyptamus.jpg
… Jonathan Burishkin, 11 August, 2009 - 9:16am login or register to post comments

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