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Fly (?) Thinks It's An Ant - Taeniaptera trivittata
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Fly (?) Thinks It's An Ant - Taeniaptera trivittata
Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
May 18, 2014
Size: 3/4"
A fly with a distinct resemblance to an ant large ant. ID please?

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Fly (?) Thinks It's An Ant - Taeniaptera trivittata Fly (?) Thinks It's An Ant - Taeniaptera trivittata
Contributed by Mike Jennings on 19 May, 2014 - 9:23am

Moved tentatively
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 19 May, 2014 - 9:25am

Stilt-legged Fly…
See reference here.
… Ross Hill, 19 May, 2014 - 9:25am

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