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October fly - Platypeza

October fly - Platypeza
Middletown, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
October 15, 2016
Size: abt. 3.5 mm
This fly exhibited that "stutter-step" run and pause behavior. I got some reasonably sharp pictures during the pauses. From the angle of the head, it appears it was grazing on the leaf.

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