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Photo#58414
Fly - Rhagio lineola - male

Fly - Rhagio lineola - Male
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
June 18, 2006
Attracted to lights. ID suggestions welcome.

Nolie

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Fly - Rhagio lineola - male Fly - Rhagio lineola - male

Moved
Moved from Rhagio.

Rhagio lineola
Seems to be the introduced Rhagio lineola, locality fits as well since R. lineola are well collected in the Ottawa area.

 
Rhagio lineola
Thank you very much for the ID.

Nolie

Moved
Moved from Snipe Flies.

As a guess
I'd start looking among the Snipe Flies, perhaps near genus Rhagio. I hope someone who knows these can do better --- an interesting bug!

 
Rhagio
This is a species of Rhagio

 
Rhagio
Thank you very much, Norm.

Nolie

 
As a guess
Thanks very much, Steve. I thought it was an interesting creature too.

Nolie