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Chrysopilus thoracicus
12 mm black fly with lace-like wings with a huge gold colored "dot" under its head. (2 spotted together)
Meadow in the Poconos, PA
Found 2 together in the meadow. Photos 2 and 3 the same one (slightly smaller than the first one.)
Spotted on May 25, 2012
Submitted on May 26, 2012
18 Comments
Breathtaking photos !!!!! congratulations Carol :))
I am glad I found these because they are early spring and now gone.
Exquisite!
Did you go over those veins with a felt pen :) ?
Superb.
:-))!
This is marvelous; I really like the second photo, too - congratulations on this spotting!
great spotting! don't know if I've seen one of those before
what a fancy fly!
Apparently they are an early spring fly and prefer woods. Mine was at the edge of woods to long meadow.
What a cool fly. I've never seen such a thing.
Wow this one is fantastic Carol great shots!
Amazing fly.
I like the 2nd photo. They are very beautiful!
BTW, Beautiful find!
So this is what some maggots come to be...truly an ugly duckling story... :D
Nice one Carol! I especially like that 2nd photo!
Must be one of the most beautiful flies I have ever seen :)