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Photo by Dett
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Field Notes

Description:

Pretty iridescent fly. small about half a centimeter.

Habitat:

Fairly common in this area, frequently found around flowering and fruiting plants.
photographed this one in community college butterfly garden.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
LivanEscudero
It's a member of the Longlegged Flies, but I couldn't tell you which. Though it is likely in the subfamily Sciapodinae http://bugguide.net/node/view/12491

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