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Mar 20, 2016 22:52:28   #
Diptera Loc: SW Idaho
 
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Mar 20, 2016 23:00:37   #
rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona
 
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana. -- Groucho Marx
BTW, very nicely done. --Bob

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Mar 21, 2016 00:39:26   #
Diptera Loc: SW Idaho
 
So true Bob. Thanks for comments.

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Mar 21, 2016 01:32:21   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
Most likely a Carrion fly.
Please tell us about your macro set-up: camera, lens, & illumination.

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Mar 21, 2016 05:09:50   #
Leicaflex Loc: Cymru
 
:thumbup:

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Mar 21, 2016 09:40:30   #
Diptera Loc: SW Idaho
 
I'm not an expert but after checking some references it may in the family Calliphoridae. As you can see it is on flowers with an extended proboscis in contact with a flower.
Hand-held Nikon D7100 at ISO 200, 28mm lens reversed, built-in camera flash as fill, 1/125-sec at f/11.
My macro shots are living creatures in their natural environment - no set ups.
Thanks for viewing

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Mar 21, 2016 14:32:17   #
Diptera Loc: SW Idaho
 
BugGuide came back with an ID to family level: Muscidae (House fly & relatives): http://bugguide.net/node/view/7266

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Mar 21, 2016 18:29:54   #
Nikonian72 Loc: Chico CA
 
See: http://www.influentialpoints.com/Gallery/Stable_flies_and_Face_flies.htm

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