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Unknown beach Dipteran - Grallipeza nebulosa - female

Unknown beach Dipteran - Grallipeza nebulosa - Female
Pockoy Island, Botany Bay WMA, Charleston County, South Carolina, USA
June 18, 2016
Size: ~10mm
Observed cleaning themselves and mating on numerous Sabal palmettos along the rear of the beach. Sexes are sexually dimorphic.

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Unknown beach Dipteran - Grallipeza nebulosa - female Unknown beach Dipteran - Grallipeza nebulosa - male - female

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Looks like one of these


Not an expert though.

 
Looks similar to me too.
I agree. It looks like the same species to my untrained eye, for whatever that's worth. It's been reported in similar locations along the SC coast as well.

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