Webb Canyon, ~2000 ft. elevation, Los Angeles County, California, USA
May 8, 2010
Size: ~10 mm (rough estimate)
Sorry the pics aren't better... when I rescued this fly it was pretty much continuously struggling in the pool and then it flew off the instant that I removed it from the water. In any event, I'm hoping that I got the family correct on this one. It looks very similar to the images in the guide for genus
Adoxomyia, but there is only a
single post from the west coast for me to compare to... Any help with the ID on this one would be much appreciated!
Surrounding habitat is chaparral and mixed oak woodland.