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Gold-backed or Ornate Snipe Fly - Chrysopilus ornatus
Copyright © 2010 Nancy Kent

Gold-backed or Ornate Snipe Fly - Chrysopilus ornatus
Radford, Virginia, USA
June 5, 2010
Is this a Gold-backed Snipe Fly?
Contributed by Nancy Kent on 27 September, 2010 - 7:20pm
Last updated 15 March, 2011 - 5:03pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Eric R. Eaton, 5 November, 2010 - 9:32pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Chrysopilus looks right to me. The fly specialists should be able to confirm the species.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 27 September, 2010 - 7:27pm

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