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Photo by AndiBrowning
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Field Notes

Description:

Small green fly with vertical and horizontal stripes. It was on a Gerbera Daisy

Habitat:

Urban back yard.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
nexttogone
Wow! This is a wierd and cute thing. Love the series.
Smith Zoo
what a pretty one! the detail is just magical! well done!
AndiBrowning
Thank you Cindy. I added my photos to bugguide.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hello Andi, I believe this is a Grass Fly. They're quite difficult to narrow down to the Genus, let along species. It does look like a species of Meromyza but it's just a guess. You can submit these pics to BugGuide for an ID or just enter the subfamily name, Chloropinae. http://bugguide.net/node/view/169198

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WILD Cities: Urban Biodiversity

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PublishedSeptember 1, 2012

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