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Stratiomyidae? - Brachypalpus femorata
Copyright © 2016 James Bailey

Stratiomyidae? - Brachypalpus femorata
Riverdale, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
May 20, 2008
Hard to see here but the abdomen is a quite striking metallic blue.
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Contributed by James Bailey on 9 September, 2016 - 11:23pm
Last updated 11 April, 2017 - 1:38pm

Moved
Moved from subgenus Crioprora.
… Kevin Moran, 11 April, 2017 - 1:38pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 11 October, 2016 - 10:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Martin
By name only it sounds like this one!
… James Bailey, 11 October, 2016 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

 
Well there are several undesc
Well there are several undescribed species and Kevin Moran is revising them, and sooner or later he will put a species ID on this one! They are amazing flies!
… Martin Hauser, 11 October, 2016 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
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