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Fly with fungus - I presume - Eupeodes
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Fly with fungus - I presume - Eupeodes
Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, USA
October 4, 2008
I presume this is a type of fungus...although it doesn't have a fuzzy appearance. How many types of fungus are there?

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Contributed by Wisconsin Oecanthinancy on 4 October, 2008 - 10:02pm
Last updated 10 December, 2015 - 10:59am

Moved
Moved from Eupeodes.
… Kelsey J.R.P. Byers, 10 December, 2015 - 10:59am

Subgenus-Metasyrphus
Subgenus-Metasyrphus
… Bill Dean, 8 December, 2015 - 8:08pm

Correct
The fly is a syrphid in the genus Eupeodes.
There are a few insect eating fungi, generally called Entomophtora!
greetings
… Gerard Pennards, 5 October, 2008 - 5:47am

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