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Picture winged Fly

Chaetopsis quadrifasciata

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Description:

Red eyes, gold body. Wings have black and clear translucent bands. Wings were rotating in all directions as it walked around.

Habitat:

Found in my vegetable garden.

Species ID Suggestions

Banded-wing fly

Chaetopsis quadrifasciata

Reference Link
Ornithoptera80
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Comments (2)
tomk3886
Thanks pcooper and Ornithoptera. I don't know why I posted this as a bee. I certainly knew it was a fly. I spotted a picture winged fly on July 26 and knew this ones behavior was familiar but just couldn't come up with picture winged.
pcooper1177
not a bee but a picture winged fly - see https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/125458-Ulidiidae

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PublishedNovember 12, 2020

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