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Long legged fly

Dolichopodidae

Photo by cbenito00
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This little fly has a yellow and green body. He transparent wings that have a rainbow tint to them. Very small and flys very fast. Like hopping from point a to b.

Habitat:

Swamp area

Notes:

Found this little guy in my car. He had some interesting markings and coloration, so I had to document.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)

Longlegged fly, family Dolichopodidae. Hard to be more specific from this image, sorry.
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PublishedApril 15, 2014

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