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Deer Fly

Chrysops lateralis

Photo by Stephanie R.
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Habitat:

prairie

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Comments (4)
Stephanie R.
Thank you Mark. I agree with you; the eyes are amazing!
Stephanie R.
Thank you Logan. I was very pleased with how my photos turned out!
Mark Ridgway
Nice one Stephanie. If I just saw the eyes and thorax I might have guessed a syrphid fly but the rest would be very wrong for that. Incredible eyes. Thanks.
LuckyLogan
Nice detail in the images! The eyes look like little fires :)

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PublishedJune 30, 2014

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