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Yellow Fly of the Dismal Swamp

Diachlorus ferrugatus

Description:

Small orange-ish colored fly with crazy colored eyes.

1 Species ID Suggestions

Yellow Fly of the Dismal Swamp
Diachlorus ferrugatus Species Diachlorus ferrugatus - Yellow Fly of the Dismal Swamp - BugGuide.Net


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9 Comments

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Thank you all so much, and thank you LivanEscudero for the ID! I don't live but a mile away from a 'swampy' river, so the name sure fits!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Thanks this are very common in Yucatan Peninsula.

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

Are this the Horse fly Livan

LivanEscudero
LivanEscudero 12 years ago

Yes it is in the horse Fly subfamily... But WOW look at that Common name!!!!

Gerardo Aizpuru
Gerardo Aizpuru 12 years ago

It looks like a horse fly?

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Can anyone help ID this one for me?

MaryEvans2
MaryEvans2 12 years ago

Thank you C and Tracy

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 12 years ago

wow ! what great eyes, psychedelic

TracyL
TracyL 12 years ago

you should add this to the Flies of america mission, its really cool by the way!
Great shot!

MaryEvans2
Spotted by
MaryEvans2

Greenville, Florida, USA

Spotted on Jun 4, 2011
Submitted on Feb 6, 2012

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