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Florilegus condignus, F, face, Charles Co., Maryland
Florilegus condignus, F, face, Charles Co., Maryland
Florilegus condignus, F, face, Charles Co., Maryland

Older and no so great shots (technically speaking) of Florilegus condignus. You can see tons of butterfly scales on this specimen from who knows what species were caught with it at the same time. You will find that Florilegus only collects pollen from pickerelweed (Pontedaria).

Older and no so great shots (technically speaking) of Florilegus condignus. You can see tons of butterfly scales on this specimen from who knows what species were caught with it at the same time. You will find that Florilegus only collects pollen from pickerelweed (Pontedaria).

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Florilegus condignus, U, back 2, District of Columbia
Florilegus condignus, U, back 2, District of Columbia
Florilegus condignus, U, back 2, District of Columbia

An uncommon specialist on Pontedaria (Pickerelweed) in this case trapped by Matt Greenstone at the US National Arboretum and a first record for the city.

An uncommon specialist on Pontedaria (Pickerelweed) in this case trapped by Matt Greenstone at the US National Arboretum and a first record for the city.

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Florilegus condignus, U, face, District of Columbia
Florilegus condignus, U, face, District of Columbia
Florilegus condignus, U, face, District of Columbia

An uncommon specialist on Pontedaria (Pickerelweed) in this case trapped by Matt Greenstone at the US National Arboretum and a first record for the city.

An uncommon specialist on Pontedaria (Pickerelweed) in this case trapped by Matt Greenstone at the US National Arboretum and a first record for the city.

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Florilegus condignus, U, side, District of Columbia
Florilegus condignus, U, side, District of Columbia
Florilegus condignus, U, side, District of Columbia

An uncommon specialist on Pontedaria (Pickerelweed) in this case trapped by Matt Greenstone at the US National Arboretum and a first record for the city.

An uncommon specialist on Pontedaria (Pickerelweed) in this case trapped by Matt Greenstone at the US National Arboretum and a first record for the city.

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Fluorite, Helen Folger, with foil
Fluorite, Helen Folger, with foil
Fluorite, Helen Folger, with foil

Fluorite crystal. An experimental shot from some material given to me by the Geology Division at USGS. Realizing that I need to wash these specimens before taking their pictures! Right now just playing around with light set ups and photoshopping...comments welcome. Photograph by Brooke Alexender.

Fluorite crystal. An experimental shot from some material given to me by the Geology Division at USGS. Realizing that I need to wash these specimens before taking their pictures! Right now just playing around with light set ups and photoshopping...comments welcome. Photograph by Brooke Alexender.

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Fly face
Fly face
Fly face

Muscid fly of some sort, floating in Hand Sanitizer

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Fly FOBU 9119, unknown, face, Wyoming
Fly FOBU 9119, unknown, face, Wyoming
Fly FOBU 9119, unknown, face, Wyoming

Unknown species of fly, Fossil Butte National Monument, Wyoming, 2012

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Fly Golden Baby, back, MD, Prince Georges County
Fly Golden Baby, back, MD, Prince Georges County
Fly Golden Baby, back, MD, Prince Georges County

A Syrphid fly in the genus Microdon. A lovely bee mimic and one that I had not seen before. Critters in the Genus Microdon complete their larval life cycle inside ant nests.

A Syrphid fly in the genus Microdon. A lovely bee mimic and one that I had not seen before. Critters in the Genus Microdon complete their larval life cycle inside ant nests.

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Fly Golden Baby, head, MD, Prince Georges County
Fly Golden Baby, head, MD, Prince Georges County
Fly Golden Baby, head, MD, Prince Georges County

A Syrphid fly in the genus Microdon. A lovely bee mimic and one that I had not seen before. Critters in the Genus Microdon complete their larval life cycle inside ant nests.

A Syrphid fly in the genus Microdon. A lovely bee mimic and one that I had not seen before. Critters in the Genus Microdon complete their larval life cycle inside ant nests.

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Fly quartz, U, back, Patuxent
Fly quartz, U, back, Patuxent
Fly quartz, U, back, Patuxent

Unknown Fly species, from Malaise traps at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 2007, floating in hand sanitizer in a quartz cuvette....with improved clarity over the plastic cuvettes previously used

Unknown Fly species, from Malaise traps at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 2007, floating in hand sanitizer in a quartz cuvette....with improved clarity over the plastic cuvettes previously used

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Fly quartz, U, side, Patuxent
Fly quartz, U, side, Patuxent
Fly quartz, U, side, Patuxent

Unknown Fly species, from Malaise traps at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 2007, floating in hand sanitizer in a quartz cuvette....with improved clarity over the plastic cuvettes previously used

Unknown Fly species, from Malaise traps at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, 2007, floating in hand sanitizer in a quartz cuvette....with improved clarity over the plastic cuvettes previously used

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Fly with ink, U,side
Fly with ink, U,side
Fly with ink, U,side

Dominican Republic, unknown Dolichopodid fly, floating in hand sanitizer with ink coming off of a piece of dark paper inside of a cuvette

Dominican Republic, unknown Dolichopodid fly, floating in hand sanitizer with ink coming off of a piece of dark paper inside of a cuvette

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Fly, face, Upper Marlboro
Fly, face, Upper Marlboro
Fly, face, Upper Marlboro

Unknown species of fly found in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

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fly, md, kent, eastern neck nwr, side
fly, md, kent, eastern neck nwr, side
fly, md, kent, eastern neck nwr, side

A very small fly. You can tell how small it is as you can see the out of focus tip to the insect pin to the right of the head shot. Not sure what species, but the beauty of the wing and the white integument and contrasty hair and eyes were appealing.

A very small fly. You can tell how small it is as you can see the out of focus tip to the insect pin to the right of the head shot. Not sure what species, but the beauty of the wing and the white integument and contrasty hair and eyes were appealing.

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fly, md, kent, eastern neck, nwr,face
fly, md, kent, eastern neck, nwr,face
fly, md, kent, eastern neck, nwr,face

A very small fly. You can tell how small it is as you can see the out of focus tip to the insect pin to the right of the head shot. Not sure what species, but the beauty of the wing and the white integument and contrasty hair and eyes were appealing.

A very small fly. You can tell how small it is as you can see the out of focus tip to the insect pin to the right of the head shot. Not sure what species, but the beauty of the wing and the white integument and contrasty hair and eyes were appealing.

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Fly, side, Upper Marlboro
Fly, side, Upper Marlboro
Fly, side, Upper Marlboro

Unknown species of fly found in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

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Fly, upper marlboro
Fly, upper marlboro
Fly, upper marlboro

More play with 10X. Here is a small non-muscid fly from my backyard. Tongue architecture is very interesting and lovely in a fly sort of way.

More play with 10X. Here is a small non-muscid fly from my backyard. Tongue architecture is very interesting and lovely in a fly sort of way.

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Fly,-face
Fly,-face
Fly,-face

Wyoming, Fossil Butte National Monument. Identification please

Wyoming, Fossil Butte National Monument. Identification please