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Fly - Hilara lutea
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Fly - Hilara lutea
Beech Bluff, Madison County, Tennessee, USA
May 6, 2023

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Contributed by Ken Childs on 14 May, 2023 - 7:48am
Last updated 14 May, 2023 - 12:53pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 14 May, 2023 - 12:53pm

 
I just noticed that all the B
I just noticed that all the BG records for this species are mine and there's only 1 record on iNaturalist. For the past 2 weeks or so I've been seeing at least a dozen whenever I run my lights. Overall bug numbers have been terrible at my location and it's been getting worse each year but it appears that whatever this species needs can be found here.
… Ken Childs, 14 May, 2023 - 1:48pm

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