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Field Notes

Description:

Very small blue fly about 1cm

Habitat:

In sandy soil near a retention pond

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
Scott Frazier
Hello Jennifer and Welcome to Project Noah! This is a species of long-legged fly, a member of the family Dolichopodidae. Read about the family here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolichopodidae Be sure to check out the FAQs http://www.projectnoah.org/faq for all kinds of tips, advice and useful information about the Project Noah website and community. :-)

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