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Dance Fly

Empis sp.

Photo by Brian38
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Field Notes

Description:

A small dance fly with a long proboscis.

Habitat:

Spotted in my backyard on a blooming Tall Oregon grape.

Reference Links:

Strange fly to ID - Empis - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (5)
Brian38
Thank you for commenting and an ID, Mark.
Mark Ridgway
Nice find Brian. Looks like a 'Dance fly' (Empididae) to me... maybe genus Empis (Lissempis)
maplemoth662
Two, very beautiful photos....a very beautiful Fly....beautiful colors....two, very remarkable photos....

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