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Trichopoda? - Trichopoda

Trichopoda? - Trichopoda
Archbold Biological Station - Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida, USA
August 28, 2010
Looks like a match for Trichopoda. Is there any chance for an ID from this angle? If not, and it is not useful, please feel free to frass. Thanks.

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Trichopoda? - Trichopoda Trichopoda? - Trichopoda

Moved

Moved
Moved from Flies. Thanks =v=, I will move it for someone to establish if these shots have value or not.

 
Still a mystery
Most of our pictures are of the common Eastern species T. pennipes. But which? There are comments scattered around suggesting that at least half of the species are easily distinguished. Unfortunately we don't know if all the species have distinct color patterns.

Trichopoda, yes

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