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snipe fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus - Chrysopilus thoracicus - female
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snipe fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus - Chrysopilus thoracicus - Female
Sterling, Loudoun County, Virginia, USA
May 22, 2005

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snipe fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus - Chrysopilus thoracicus - female snipe fly - Chrysopilus thoracicus - Chrysopilus thoracicus - female
Contributed by Michael Pettigrew on 23 October, 2006 - 10:06pm
Last updated 26 October, 2007 - 2:31pm

Wish I could see one of these sometime
The color is stunning.
… Stephen Luk, 23 October, 2006 - 10:08pm

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