Flies (Diptera)

Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

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Dance Fly (Empididae)

Fly photographed resting on a cherry tree along Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

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Dance Fly (Empididae)

Fly photographed resting on a cherry tree along Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

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Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

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Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

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Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

Empididaedanceflydipteradanceflyinsectarthropodpredatorpairmategiftromancepreyfoodfeedfeeding

Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

Empididaedanceflydipteradanceflyinsectarthropodpredatorpairmategiftromancepreyfoodfeedfeeding

Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

Empididaedanceflydipteradanceflyinsectarthropodpredatorpairmategiftromancepreyfoodfeedfeeding

Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

Empididaedanceflydipteradanceflyinsectarthropodpredatorpairmategiftromancepreyfoodfeedfeeding

Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

Empididaedanceflydipteradanceflyinsectarthropodpredatorpairmategiftromancepreyfoodfeedfeeding

Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

Empididaedanceflydipteradanceflyinsectarthropodpredatorpairmategiftromancepreyfoodfeedfeeding

Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

Empididaedanceflydipteradanceflyinsectarthropodpredatorpairmategiftromancepreyfoodfeedfeeding

Dance Flies Mating (Empididae)

Dance flies mating. Male has presented the female with a nuptial gift. Flies photographed on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

Empididaedanceflydipteradanceflyinsectarthropodpredatorpairmategiftromancepreyfoodfeedfeeding

Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

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Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

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Blow Fly (Calliphoridae)

Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

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Blow Fly (Calliphoridae)

Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

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Blow Fly (Calliphoridae)

Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

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Calyptrate Fly

Fly foraging on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

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Thick-Headed Fly (Conopidae)

Fly foraging on a cherry tree along the Wawawai Grade Road near Pullman, WA.

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Bee Flies Mating (Bombyliidae)

A pair of flies mating along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

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Bee Flies Mating (Bombyliidae)

A pair of flies mating along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

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Flesh Fly (Sarcophagidae)

Flesh fly resting on a flower. Photograph taken along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

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House Fly (Muscidae)

Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA.

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Dance Fly (Empididae)

Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA. I pulled the fly out a mud puddle. First outdoor photography day of 2019.

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Dance Fly (Empididae)

Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA. I pulled the fly out a mud puddle. First outdoor photography day of 2019.

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Darkwinged Fungus Gnat (Sciaridae)

Fly photographed on a pea plant infected with pea enation mosaic virus (PEMV). Photograph taken in Pullman, WA.

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Tachinid Fly (Tachinidae)

A tachinid fly on a goldenrod flower, photographed at the WSU Arboretum in Pullman, WA, USA.

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Unidentified Fly (Diptera)

A fly photographed at the WSU Arboretum in Pullman, WA, USA.

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Thick-Headed Fly (Conopidae)

A fly photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)

A bee fly photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Hoverflies Mating (Syrphidae)

A pair of hoverflies photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Hoverflies Mating (Syrphidae)

A pair of hoverflies photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Tachinid Fly (Tachinidae)

A tachinid fly on a goldenrod flower, photographed at the WSU Arboretum in Pullman, WA, USA.

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Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

Fly photographed at Spillman Farm in Pullman, WA, USA.

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Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

Fly photographed at Spillman Farm in Pullman, WA, USA.

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Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

Fly photographed at Spillman Farm in Pullman, WA, USA.

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Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

Fly photographed at Spillman Farm in Pullman, WA, USA.

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Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

Fly photographed at Spillman Farm in Pullman, WA, USA.

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Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

A fly photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)

Bee fly photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)

Bee fly photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)

Bee fly photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)

Bee fly photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Bee Fly (Bombyliidae)

Bee fly photographed at Steptoe Butte near Colfax, WA, USA.

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Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

A hover fly photographed at Klemgard park near Pullman, WA, USA.

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Hover Fly (Syrphidae)

A hover fly foraging on campus at WSU in Pullman, WA, USA.

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Midge (Chironomidae)

Fly photographed along the Snake River near Wawawai, WA, USA.

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