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Picture Winged Fly - Delphinia picta
Copyright © 2004 Richard Leung

Picture Winged Fly - Delphinia picta
Springfield, Virginia, USA
August 27, 2004
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Contributed by Richard Leung on 26 September, 2004 - 10:10pm

Very intersting shot
of this friendly little oddball. Could you tell if the wing marks have turned green or turned transparent/transluscent?

I have probaby 12 photo sessions with this fly going back to April but the wing marks are always white. I haven't seen any lately, though.

Thanks,

John
… John Fox, 27 September, 2004 - 10:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Wings
The light areas on the wings are translucent. I still see many of them in my yard, though I'm not sure if Jeanne is going to wash them all away tonight. Actually, I've seen more and more of them as summer progressed. There are probably several generations of them a year, I'm guessing.
… Richard Leung, 28 September, 2004 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

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