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Green Fly - Dolichopus - male

Green Fly - Dolichopus - Male
Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, USA
May 10, 2014
Fly on a backyard fence. May be too blurry. Thought it looked interesting though.

Similar to plumipes
The mid leg ornamentation resembles Dolichopus plumipes but I suspect it is a different species.

Moved
Moved from Dolichopus.

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Dolichopus…
See reference here.

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