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Red-eye fly

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

About 12mm long; large, almost touching, red eyes; red-brown thorax; translucent yellowish abdomen; slightly tinted but clear wings

Habitat:

Flew in to bungalow from back yard.

Notes:

Yet to search for this ID.

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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
Thanks Stephen. It was fairly small and un-annoying so I took a closer look only to find those red eyes.

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