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Long legged fly of a different kind - Stylogaster - male
Copyright © 2016 Karen Campbell

Long legged fly of a different kind - Stylogaster - Male
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA
July 31, 2016
Was mostly on wing with hind legs dangling around a clump of Pycnanthemum virgianum at a woodland edge. It stopped several times briefly to feed in the position shown.

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Contributed by Karen Campbell on 6 August, 2016 - 5:07pm
Last updated 18 April, 2017 - 8:29am

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… John S. Ascher, 7 August, 2016 - 12:18am login or register to post comments

One of the Stylogaster??
… john and jane balaban, 6 August, 2016 - 11:16pm login or register to post comments

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