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Hadromyia pulchra, Garden Bay, BC, Canada. - Hadromyia pulchra
Copyright © 2020 Nigel Horsley.

Hadromyia pulchra, Garden Bay, BC, Canada. - Hadromyia pulchra
Garden Bay, Pender Harbour, British Columbia, Canada
September 14, 2020
Fast flying, paying great attention to a rotting chopping block which has a little fig plant growing in it.
Contributed by Nigel Horsley on 29 October, 2020 - 2:01pm
Last updated 29 October, 2020 - 3:21pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 29 October, 2020 - 3:21pm

Yes; note black thoracic dors
Yes; note black thoracic dorsum with white line on the transverse suture.
… Bill Dean, 29 October, 2020 - 2:20pm

 
Thanks Bill. I managed to ge
Thanks Bill. I managed to get off only a couple of frames. The light was poor and it was very active, but, throughout it all, a band on its abdomen stood out for a its brassy shine.
… Nigel Horsley, 29 October, 2020 - 3:29pm

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