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Interesting Fly
Copyright © 2009 Bill Johnson

Interesting Fly
Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA
August 5, 2009
This small fly is on a Black-eyed Susan flower head. The flower head is approx. 1/2 inch in diameter. This fly was constantly shoving it's proboscis into the flower head, as it shows the pollen grains on it. It's eye resembled a pumpkin. A second image is added for possible help in an ID. Thanks.

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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 17 August, 2009 - 11:11pm
Last updated 18 August, 2009 - 7:18pm

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Moved from Flies.
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Male dance fly
Male (holoptic eyes) dance fly in the Empididae family. What a beak!
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