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Systropus arizonicus
Copyright © 2008 cwmelton

Systropus arizonicus
Ash Canyon, Huachuca Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, USA
September 30, 2008
Feeding at a variety of flowers including salvia and buckwheat.

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Systropus arizonicus Systropus arizonicus
Contributed by cwmelton on 30 September, 2008 - 4:54pm

Wow
What a great fly! Great pictures. I wish we had those around here!
… Bruce Marlin, 20 April, 2009 - 5:15pm

Beautiful photo
Is it swinging its hind legs forward to land, or does it hover that way?
… Stephen Hart, 30 September, 2008 - 5:35pm

 
Systropus arizonicus
It lands at the flower but its hind legs are usually in contact with the stem rather than the flower. Occasionally the hind legs would dangle.
… cwmelton, 30 September, 2008 - 7:25pm

 
I get it
Excellent series.
… Stephen Hart, 30 September, 2008 - 7:39pm

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