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Neat eye pattern - Hermetia illucens
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Neat eye pattern - Hermetia illucens
Dallas, Paulding County, Georgia, USA
June 28, 2015
Spotted on my trash cans as I working in the yard...I'm assuming it's some sort of fly ?
Contributed by Scott Ditzel on 28 June, 2015 - 1:35pm
Last updated 28 June, 2015 - 3:43pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 28 June, 2015 - 3:43pm

Looks like Hermetia illucens (Stratiomyidae)
Many soldier flies have interesting eye patterns.

I'm not an expert,just my 2 cents worth.
… Arthur Scott Macmillan, 28 June, 2015 - 2:18pm

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