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Soldier fly - Ptecticus trivittatus

Soldier fly - Ptecticus trivittatus
Baiting Hollow, Suffolk County, New York, USA
September 8, 2008
Size: circa 8 mm.
Taken late afternoon in the garden, standing on a rotting tomato, but did not seem especially interested in it other than a spot to land.

There was a group of about 4-5 of these flies wildly chasing each other.

This fly has unusual green markings on his thorax and abdomen that are not due to a strange camera effect. They are more visible in the other image.

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