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Photo#812656
Pollen-gathering flies - male

Pollen-gathering flies - Male
near Fehr Lake, Uinta Mountains off UT Highway 150, approx. 10,400 feet elev., Duchesne County, Utah, USA
July 25, 2013
Size: approx 1 cm
Numerous flies were foraging on Ligusticum tenuifolium and Achillea millefolium

A lead
The slightly modified mid and hind legs remind me of some arctic/alpine Thricops.

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