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Fly - Ocyptamus fuscipennis
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Fly - Ocyptamus fuscipennis
Springfield, Virginia, USA
July 17, 2004
I saw this fly hovering around some flowers and photographed it once it landed. Any help in identifying is appreciated.
Contributed by Richard Leung on 18 July, 2004 - 1:45pm
Last updated 26 February, 2006 - 6:15pm

Ocyptamus
Please read the comment attached to the other picture.
This is a male (eyes touch!) of Ocyptamus sp. not Baccha elongata!
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 19 February, 2005 - 3:08pm

Flower fly
This is a flower fly in the family Syrphidae. I want to say it is in the genus Bacca, but not certain.
… Eric R. Eaton, 19 July, 2004 - 3:58pm

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