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Glossy black fly with green eyes, raised occellar triangle, and partly yellowish legs.
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Glossy black fly with green eyes, raised occellar triangle, and partly yellowish legs.
Harmon Canyon Preserve, Ventura County, California, USA
April 15, 2024
Size: ~ 3 mm
On Chrysanthemum coronarium.
Rhopalopterum ?

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Glossy black fly with green eyes, raised occellar triangle, and partly yellowish legs. Glossy black fly with green eyes, raised occellar triangle, and partly yellowish legs.
Contributed by Emile on 15 January, 2025 - 9:14am
Last updated 23 February, 2025 - 10:14pm

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Moved from "Acalyptratae".
… Brad Barnd, 23 February, 2025 - 10:14pm

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