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Orange Long-legged fly

Dolichopodidae sp.

Description:

Photo take at my backyard this Fly is common as the green and blue ones around 7 mm wingspan metal orange color whit black stripes. make up a large family of true flies with more than 7,000 described species in about 230 genera distributed worldwide. The genus Dolichopus is the most speciose, with some 600 species

Habitat:

Tropical and Sub Tropical open areas.

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Gerardo Aizpuru
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Gerardo Aizpuru

Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Spotted on Mar 6, 2013
Submitted on Mar 6, 2013

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