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Orthonevra nitida
Small, slightly elongated body. Brownish in color with darker stripes on the thorax. Wings transparent with some dark spots. Slight metallic shine on body. Unique eye markings.
Suburban backyard garden.
The eyes were what helped me to ID these flies! Additional links with some info and pictures: http://www.fnanaturesearch.org/index.php... http://www.americaninsects.net/f/orthone...
Spotted on Oct 26, 2012
Submitted on Jan 28, 2013
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