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Can you please help identify this insect?
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Unknown Fly #882958
Asked August 26, 2024, 7:36 AM EDT
Can you please help identify this insect?
Anne Arundel County Maryland
Expert Response
Thank you for your clear photos.
Based on what we can see we believe this is some kind of fly that belongs to the family Heleomyzidae, commonly known as Sun Flies, Heleomyzid Flies, or Spiny-winged Flies. We cannot see all the details needed for a full identification but this could possibly be a fly in the genus Suillia.
You could try posting your photos to iNaturalist, so fly identification experts can recommend further possible genera and/or species.