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PitterCol Yumbo, Colombia Jun 30, 2020

What might this be?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 30, 2020

What is the approximate size of this fly (in mm)?

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PitterCol Yumbo, Colombia Jul 01, 2020

About 12 mm.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 01, 2020

Thanks That eliminates some possibilities.

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PitterCol Yumbo, Colombia Jul 01, 2020

Ok. It's one I haven't see before.

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jul 02, 2020

Boy - I don't know why it took so long for the penny to drop on this one! As soon as I saw it, it looked vaguely familiar, but I just couldn't place it. Then this morning, it suddenly struck me - it’s the same species as one you posted earlier (on 1 May), just a younger (newly eclosed) specimen that had not assumed its full coloration. It's a syrphid (flower/hover fly) - see https://www.flickr.com/photos/artour_a/42291473510
If you want to know about all the flies in Colombia, see https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Silvio_Nihei/publication/303949910_Catalogue_of_Diptera_of_Colombia_Table_of_contents/links/5762eaee08ae9964a16ba3c6/Catalogue-of-Diptera-of-Colombia-Table-of-contents.pdf

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PitterCol Yumbo, Colombia Jul 02, 2020

Wow thanks. So I have seen it before. That is one heck of a complete link about Colombian flies. Also a very impressive Flickr site!

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