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  1. House Fly Close Up

    House Fly Close Up

  2. Fly (Sphecomyiella valida)

    Fly (Sphecomyiella valida)

    Fly (Sphecomyiella valida: Pyrogtidae) 1.1-1.3 cm (0.43.51 in) long.
  3. NC feathers but tinny hairs-Edit.jpg

    NC feathers but tinny hairs-Edit.jpg

    House fly on raisin
  4. Common Scorpion Fly (female)

    Common Scorpion Fly (female)

    Common Scorpion Fly (Panorpa communis: Panorpidae) Female. Wingspan of ca. 3.5 cm (1.4 in).
  5. Transverse Flower Flower

    Transverse Flower Flower

    Transverse Flower Fly (Eristalis transversa: Syrphidae) 9-11 mm (0.25-0.43 in) long. Nectaring eastern annual saltmarsh aster,(Symphyotricum subulatum: Asteraceae).
  6. Mexican Cactus Fly

    Mexican Cactus Fly

    Mexican Cactus Fly (Copestylum mexicanum: Syrphidae) ca. 2.0 cm (0.8 in) long. Nectaring eastern annual saltmarsh aster (Symphyotricum subulatum: Asteraceae).
  7. Yellowjacket Mimic Hover Fly

    Yellowjacket Mimic Hover Fly

    Yellowjacket mimic Hover Fly (Spilomyia longicornis: Syrphidae) 1.1-1.5 cm (0.43-0.59 in) long.
  8. Stripe-backed Flower Fly

    Stripe-backed Flower Fly

    Stripe-backed Flower Fly (Helophilus fasciatus: Syrphidae) 1.0-1.5 cm long (0.39-0.59 in) long. Photographed on Mexican marigold (Tagetes lucida: Asteraceae).
  9. Tiger Bee Fly

    Tiger Bee Fly

    Tiger Bee Fly (Xenox tigrinus: Bombyliidae) This is a large bee fly measuring 1.1-1.9 cm long (0.43-0.75 in) long.
  10. Pinocchio

    Pinocchio

    Pinocchio (Systoechus sp.: Bombyliidae) The flower is globe amaranth.
  11. Red eyed beauty

    Red eyed beauty

  12. House Fly

    House Fly

  13. Long-legged Green Fly

    Long-legged Green Fly

    Long-legged Green Fly (Condylostylus longicornis: Dolichopodidae) Ca. 6 mm (0.24 in) long. This tiny predatory fly is having another beneficial for lunch (tiny spider).
  14. Feather-legged Fly

    Feather-legged Fly

    Feather-legged Fly (Trichopoda pennipes:Tachinidae) Male. 7-13 mm (0.28-0.51 in) long.
  15. House Fly

    House Fly

    At lest to the best of my references.
  16. Parasitic Fly

    Parasitic Fly

    Parasitic Fly (Belvosia sp.: Tachinidae) This large fly is ca. 1.9 cm (0.75 in) long. Drinking water.
  17. Robber Fly

    Robber Fly

    Robber Fly (Efferia aestuans: Asilidae) 1.8-2.3 cm (0.7-0.9 in) long.
  18. Up Close

    Up Close

    These are either metallic green, bronze or blue. I guess with this one it depends on your color perception.
  19. Green Solider Fly

    Green Solider Fly

    Green Solider Fly (Hedriodiscus truquii: Stratiomyidae) 1.3-1.4 cm (0.5-0.6 in) long. Photographed on Camphorweed.
  20. Predator and Prey.......

    Predator and Prey.......

    ......cycle of nature. The spider and the fly, the fly didn't make it.
  21. Rapid Bee Fly

    Rapid Bee Fly

    Rapid Bee Fly (Hemipenthes celeris: Bombyliidae) 1.3-1.5 cm long. Perched on frog fruit.
  22. Bee Fly

    Bee Fly

    Bee Fly (Aphoebantus sp.: Bombyliidae) Its not going to win a beauty contest but it was fun to watch.
  23. Mydas Fly

    Mydas Fly

    Mydas Fly (Mydas maculiventris: Mydidae) Ca. 2.5 cm (1.0 in) long.
  24. Something so annoying......

    Something so annoying......

    ..........perched on something so pretty.
  25. Never miss a chance for a photo

    Never miss a chance for a photo

    Most of the time I chase these with a fly swatter. No flys were injured in the making of this photograph.
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