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Orange Fly - Trichopoda
Copyright © 2006 Bob Beatson

Orange Fly - Trichopoda
Cienega Creek Preserve, Pima County, Arizona, USA
October 25, 2006
Size: ~7mm
Don't know whether this is a good enough pic to ID, but thought I'd give it a try. Little fly-by was working on Desert Broom.
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Contributed by Bob Beatson on 26 October, 2006 - 6:53pm
Last updated 3 November, 2006 - 2:37pm

It might be
a feather-legged fly, but we can't see the legs very well here.
… Beatriz Moisset, 26 October, 2006 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Mine sure looks
alot like the ones you provide a link to - thanks.
… Bob Beatson, 26 October, 2006 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

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