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Picture-winged Fly

Ceroxys latiusculus

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Field Notes

Description:

Fly with gray thorax and black and white striped abdomen. The wings have black stripes and are open and shut from side to side as a signal.

Habitat:

Riparian area at Kit Carson park

Reference Links:

Species Ceroxys latiusculus - BugGuide.Net

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Comments (2)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you Mark! This is a new species for me and I'm glad it was still waking up when I saw it.

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PublishedOctober 14, 2013

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