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Pogonortalis doclea
A tiny fly, about 3 or 4 mm in length (much smaller than a house fly). Seen in my backyard on a garden pot in Southern NSW, not far from Nowra.
Named because of its habit of slowly moving its wings back and forth like oars!
LOL, I rather enjoy this little fly! It's so unique in its wing movement and had great eyes!
@ Cindy - beat me to it! Thanks so much for identifying this fly. Sorry about exporting it to the USA!!
I just saw these originated in Australia and were introduced to Cali!
Cindy - half a world away, but they do look almost identical, right down to the line across the eye. I will look into it to see if we have these locally. Thanks
I'm not 100% sure but I have a spotting very similar at: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/723... They move their wings forward and back like oars!