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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Clitellariinae » Cyphomyia » Cyphomyia erecta
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Flying insect-horizontal lines across eyes - Cyphomyia erecta - female
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Flying insect-horizontal lines across eyes - Cyphomyia erecta - Female
Highland Haven, Burnet County, Texas, USA
October 8, 2013
Despite the filtered green sunlight through the leaves of the spider lillies, I hope you can tell me what this insect with fascinating eyes. Many thanks for your help...Denise K.

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Contributed by nature4me on 8 October, 2013 - 7:46am
Last updated 29 April, 2018 - 5:40pm

Moved
Moved from Cyphomyia.
… Martin Hauser, 8 October, 2013 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively; nice...
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 8 October, 2013 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved
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… John F. Carr, 8 October, 2013 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

Fly
Some Stratiomyidae are similar.
… John F. Carr, 8 October, 2013 - 8:38am login or register to post comments

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