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Acrocera orbicula Fabricius, 1787 - Acrocera orbicula - female

Acrocera orbicula Fabricius, 1787 - Acrocera orbicula - Female
Lincoln, Placer County, California, USA
May 16, 1990
Size: 5mm

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Acrocera orbicula Fabricius, 1787 - Acrocera orbicula - female Acrocera orbicula Fabricius, 1787 - Acrocera orbicula - female

Moved
Moved from Small-headed Flies.

You can see where this specie
You can see where this species gets its name from. They are very much orb-shaped.

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