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fly with a tail - Lepidophora lutea
Copyright © 2015 Nancy Mullin

fly with a tail - Lepidophora lutea
Miramichi, Northumberland County, New Brunswick, Canada
August 13, 2015
Size: half inch
Found beside a beaverpond
Contributed by Nancy Mullin on 16 August, 2015 - 3:47pm
Last updated 16 August, 2015 - 6:26pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John S. Ascher, 16 August, 2015 - 6:26pm

Lepidophora, I think
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edit: oops! 2 minutes late
… metrioptera, 16 August, 2015 - 5:41pm

 
it is weird
how often 2 people post an ID at the same time - frequently to the minute. The BugGuide hive mind? :-)
… Steve Scholnick, 16 August, 2015 - 6:17pm

 
fly with a tail
It reminded me of a Bee Fly...Thanks so much :)
… Nancy Mullin, 16 August, 2015 - 7:01pm

a bee fly
maybe something like this one
… Steve Scholnick, 16 August, 2015 - 5:39pm

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