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Soldier Fly - Odontomyia pubescens This fly was covered in dew. I don&#039;t know if it was dead or if just hadn&#039;t woken up yet.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Resting on a fence on the edge of a saltmarsh<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90082/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html" title="Soldier Fly - Odontomyia pubescens"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/90082_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=7SLMDZwkB0satj24hvZk%2BUKSGrc%3D" width="200" height="146" alt="Soldier Fly - Odontomyia pubescens This fly was covered in dew. I don&#039;t know if it was dead or if just hadn&#039;t woken up yet.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Resting on a fence on the edge of a saltmarsh<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90079/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90081/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html Geotagged,Odontomyia pubescens,Spring,United States" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90081/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html" title="Soldier Fly - Odontomyia pubescens"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/90081_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=rQ5uDz3jM6xQ0QEx%2F6OzlQudXII%3D" width="134" height="152" alt="Soldier Fly - Odontomyia pubescens This fly was covered in dew. I don&#039;t know if it was dead or if just hadn&#039;t woken up yet.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Resting on a fence on the edge of a saltmarsh<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90079/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90082/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html Geotagged,Odontomyia pubescens,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Odontomyia,Odontomyia pubescens,Spring,United States,diptera,fly,soldier fly Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Soldier Fly - Odontomyia pubescens

This fly was covered in dew. I don't know if it was dead or if just hadn't woken up yet.

Habitat: Resting on a fence on the edge of a saltmarsh

Soldier Fly - Odontomyia pubescens This fly was covered in dew. I don't know if it was dead or if just hadn't woken up yet.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Resting on a fence on the edge of a saltmarsh<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90079/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90081/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html Geotagged,Odontomyia pubescens,Spring,United States

Soldier Fly - Odontomyia pubescens This fly was covered in dew. I don't know if it was dead or if just hadn't woken up yet.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Resting on a fence on the edge of a saltmarsh<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90079/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/90082/soldier_fly_-_odontomyia_pubescens.html Geotagged,Odontomyia pubescens,Spring,United States

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
    Lion
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    Hopefully just cold and heating up. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Christine Young's profile
      Christine Young
      Lion
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      I hope so. I didn't poke it to check if it was alive because I didn't want to stress it out/force it to warm up before it was ready. Posted 5 years ago

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The Odontomyia sp

''Odontomyia pubescens'' is a species of soldier fly in the family Stratiomyidae.

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Similar species: True Flies
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 19, 2020. Captured Jun 19, 2019 07:57 in WELLS PUBLIC SAFETY BULDING, 1563 Post Rd, Wells, ME 04090, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm

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