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Small, red fly with a white spot on its side
Copyright © 2012 Bob Webster

Small, red fly with a white spot on its side
Pryor, Mayes County, Oklahoma, USA
August 20, 2012
Size: 3.1 mm
Rust Fly?

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Small, red fly with a white spot on its side Small, red fly with a white spot on its side
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Contributed by Bob Webster on 21 August, 2012 - 11:37am
Last updated 22 September, 2012 - 12:41am

Looks like
http://bugguide.net/node/view/255101/bgpage
… John S. Ascher, 10 October, 2014 - 11:23am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 22 September, 2012 - 12:41am login or register to post comments

Chloropidae: Chloropinae
It's subfamily Chloropinae but I can't be confident about the genus without a better look at a couple of key characters.
… Terry Wheeler, 17 September, 2012 - 10:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I'll look out for another one and try to get some better angles.
… Bob Webster, 17 September, 2012 - 11:27pm login or register to post comments

Chloropinae?
White spot is haltere :)
… Yurika Alexander, 21 August, 2012 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I had no idea what that was, or what a haltere was until I checked Wikipedia.
… Bob Webster, 17 September, 2012 - 10:59pm login or register to post comments

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