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Orthonevra nitida
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Copyright © 2012
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Fly -
Orthonevra nitida
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Tompkins County, New York, USA
July 8, 2012
Moved slow, found with 2 other robber flies a couple feet away.
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Contributed by
bugwonderer
on 8 July, 2012 - 7:28pm
Last updated 13 July, 2012 - 7:59pm
Moved
Moved from
Orthonevra
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Martin Hauser
, 9 July, 2012 - 10:00pm
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Moved
Moved from
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Martin Hauser
, 9 July, 2012 - 9:34pm
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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.
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 9 July, 2012 - 9:40pm
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yes it is nitida...
yes it is nitida...
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Martin Hauser
, 9 July, 2012 - 9:59pm
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Orthonevra nitida
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Ken Wolgemuth
, 8 July, 2012 - 7:31pm
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Interesting
Do you know the purpose of the small hair on the right of the antenna?
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bugwonderer
, 8 July, 2012 - 7:37pm
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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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Ken Wolgemuth
, 8 July, 2012 - 7:40pm
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