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Dance Fly - Syneches - male
Copyright © 2010 T. Gilliam

Dance Fly - Syneches - Male
Gates, Gates County, North Carolina, USA
May 22, 2010
Size: 4mm
Found on sunflower (Helianthus annuus) at dusk - many individuals present.

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Dance Fly - Syneches - male Dance Fly - Syneches - male
Contributed by T. Gilliam on 23 May, 2010 - 6:02pm
Last updated 13 September, 2012 - 2:29pm

Moved
Moved from Hybotid Dance Flies. Possibly Syneches thoracius.
… John F. Carr, 15 May, 2011 - 5:14pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… T. Gilliam, 23 May, 2010 - 8:52pm

Hybotid Dance Fly, male
Maybe Hybotinae, would be my guess

… Andrew Williams, 23 May, 2010 - 8:43pm

Male dance fly with prey.
Male dance fly, either Empididae or Hybotidae. Great images.
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 May, 2010 - 8:43pm

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