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Fly - Orthonevra nitida - female

Fly - Orthonevra nitida - Female
Tompkins County, New York, USA
July 8, 2012
Moved slow, found with 2 other robber flies a couple feet away.

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Fly - Orthonevra nitida - female Fly - Orthonevra nitida - female Fly - Orthonevra nitida - female Fly - Orthonevra nitida - female

Moved
Moved from Orthonevra.

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

 
Are there other possibilities than nitida?
According to the Guide, "The eye markings are unique in the East." If that's not the case, we may want to change the wording on the Info Page.

 
yes it is nitida...
yes it is nitida...

Orthonevra nitida

 
Interesting
Do you know the purpose of the small hair on the right of the antenna?

 
I guess it's
an arista, and I would presume its function to be sensory--but I really can't say for sure.

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