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Large fly with spotted wing and white on abdomen - Xenox tigrinus
Copyright © 2019 S. E. Seater

Large fly with spotted wing and white on abdomen - Xenox tigrinus
Walpole, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA
July 25, 2019
Size: 1 inch
What is the white dot at the anus after I pushed the fly to move it off the glove? It still wouldn't fly away, just sat on the stone.

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Large fly with spotted wing and white on abdomen - Xenox tigrinus Large fly with spotted wing and white on abdomen - Xenox tigrinus Large fly with spotted wing and white on abdomen - Xenox tigrinus Large fly with spotted wing and white on abdomen - Xenox tigrinus
Contributed by S. E. Seater on 25 July, 2019 - 3:09pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 July, 2019 - 3:12pm

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