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unknown fly - Neurigona - female
Copyright © 2009 Matthew Priebe

unknown fly - Neurigona - Female
Otter Creek Campground, Blue Ridge Parkway, Amherst County, Virginia, USA
June 18, 2009
Size: 1/4th inch (at most)
I was very pleased with the details this picture revealed. I assume some sort of fruit fly or maybe a long-legged fly.

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unknown fly - Neurigona - female unknown fly - Neurigona
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Contributed by Matthew Priebe on 2 October, 2009 - 1:23pm
Last updated 14 December, 2009 - 1:35am

Moved
Moved from Longlegged Flies.
… John R. Maxwell, 14 December, 2009 - 1:25am login or register to post comments

Identification
This female specimen posing here on an unusual substrate (for this species) belongs to Neurigona (subfamily Neurigoninae).

Marc Pollet
… dr Marc Pollet, 14 December, 2009 - 1:20am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

What a lovely creature! It has the stance of a fawn and bigger eyes than Bambi.
… Abigail M. Parker, 2 October, 2009 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Isn't it though!
I find elegant little creatures like this to be the hidden jewels of the insect world.
… Matthew Priebe, 3 October, 2009 - 1:59pm login or register to post comments

ID
Lovely shot. Dolichopodidae.
… Andy Calderwood, 2 October, 2009 - 3:36pm login or register to post comments

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