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A fly masquerading as a dragonfly? - Ocyptamus fuscipennis
Copyright © 2012 Bob Webster

A fly masquerading as a dragonfly? - Ocyptamus fuscipennis
Near Ewell, Somerset County, Maryland, USA
October 8, 2011
Contributed by Bob Webster on 3 November, 2012 - 1:08am
Last updated 7 January, 2014 - 6:38pm

Maryland Biodiversity Project (MBP)
Photo and record added to Maryland Biodiversity Project: http://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/viewSpecies.php?species=9876. New county record for MBP. Thanks for specifying Creative Commons! Nancy
… Nancy Magnusson, 14 July, 2016 - 7:57am

Moved
Moved from Ocyptamus.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 January, 2014 - 6:38pm

A teneral specimen of O. fusc
A teneral specimen of O. fuscipennis. Dark wing and dark scutellum.
… Kevin Moran, 7 January, 2014 - 4:46pm

Moved
Moved from Syrphid Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 25 November, 2012 - 12:52am

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Thinking Ocyptamus:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 3 November, 2012 - 9:08am

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