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Solider Fly
Stanley Jones

Solider Fly (Hoplitimyia mutabilis)

Solider Fly (Hoplitimyia mutabilis: Statiomyidae) This Solider fly measures 9-12 mm (0.35-0.47 in) long. Photographed on this attractive native shrub (Ageratina havenensis: Asteraceae) Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
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Habitat
Cultivated flower garden at ca 91 m (300 ft) elevation.
Location
Brazos Valley Arboretum, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
Date taken
November 2015
Scientific name
Hoplitimyia mutabilis
Equipment used
Canon
delia todd
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A stunner of a macro that Stanley.

What do you bribe these flies with to get them to sit on a pretty flower?;) LOL just teasing.

Very well done my friend - another cracker.
 
Joelle-Marcelle
A beautifully-composed image with a superbly attractive white bush as a perch to that very neat fly. Splendid image, Stanley.
 

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