What kind of fly is this?

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poetess1 Kenner, LA May 12, 2009

I have noticed this fly around my citrus trees and also my Hibiscus. It is sort of an iridescent color and larger than a gnat but smaller than a housefly. My citrus trees were hit hard by whitefly last year. Do I need to worry about this fly?

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peony1066 Sugar Land, TX(Zone 9a) May 12, 2009

I have got this same fly myself. I will be interested in the answer.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 12, 2009

It might be one of the Long Legged Flies, the family Dolichopodidae. They eat other insects, so they're not a pest as far as I know. There are thousands of species! There are a couple examples in BugFiles:

http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=&searcher%5Bbugorder%5D=&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=dolichopodidae&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&Search=Search

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