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Fly with Long Legs - Stylogaster
Copyright © 2017 eaglebeach

Fly with Long Legs - Stylogaster
Tracys Landing, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
July 27, 2017
Maybe a hanging the thief but it wasn't hanging. It flew from leaf to leaf and always assumed this position.
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Contributed by eaglebeach on 28 July, 2017 - 9:13am
Last updated 10 August, 2017 - 6:51pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 28 July, 2017 - 1:12pm login or register to post comments

Reminds us of Stylogaster

One of the specialists will be able to answer with more certainty.
… john and jane balaban, 28 July, 2017 - 12:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks. It does look like that.
It does look like a male stylogaster. There were several around this plant, a Joe Pye Weed. I wish I had taken photos of more than one of them, maybe I would have seen a female. Unfortunately it is thundering and pouring rain all day today.

Yesterday was overcast, hot and humid, and I had just watered this plant if that helps. It didn't seem to be there to drink the water though.
… eaglebeach, 28 July, 2017 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

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