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Long Fly - Micropeza abnormis - female
Copyright © 2014 Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara

Long Fly - Micropeza abnormis - Female
Peña Blanca campground, Pajarito Mountains, W of Nogales, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
July 27, 2013
Diurnal, found on leaves in meadow. Thank you for your help.
BugGuide Gathering_2013

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Long Fly - Micropeza abnormis - female Long Fly - Micropeza abnormis - female
Contributed by Lon Brehmer and Enriqueta Flores-Guevara on 28 February, 2014 - 12:24pm
Last updated 3 December, 2016 - 12:46pm

Moved
Moved from Micropeza.
… John S. Ascher, 5 October, 2014 - 7:28am

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 28 February, 2014 - 12:52pm

Micropeza
Probably Micropeza based on the head extending back well beyond the eyes. Others at the gathering saw them.
… John F. Carr, 28 February, 2014 - 12:52pm

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It's a stilt-legged fly of some kind, others will know more.
… bugwonderer, 28 February, 2014 - 12:32pm

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