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Golden Flies mating - Ptecticus trivittatus - male - female

Golden Flies mating - Ptecticus trivittatus - Male Female
Beavercreek, Greene County, Ohio, USA
July 1, 2015
There were dozens of these flies swirling around just above the surface of my compost pile, only occasionally landing on the leaves of Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) seedlings growing on its edges. I saw a few pairs mating. Photos of an individual fly may be seen here:

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Golden Flies mating - Ptecticus trivittatus - male - female Golden Flies mating - Ptecticus trivittatus - male - female

Stratiomyidae: Ptecticus trivittatus
Stratiomyidae: Ptecticus trivittatus

 
Thank you
for the confirmaiton, Norm.

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Moved from Flies assuming ID the same as the individual in the photo linked via thumbnail in the description.

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