[Flies Found East of the Cascade Mts. of Oregon and Washington]

Unidentified Fly #1

Can you help provide any common and scientific names for these flies?

Unidentified Fly #1 from Hymenopappus filifolius, as seen along Oregon Highway 207 about one mile northwest of Mitchell, OR.......May 28, 2007.

The photo above shows two unidentified flies and another insect that have been attracted to the flower head of Columbia cutleaf, Hymenopappus filifolius, as seen along Oregon Highway 207 about one mile northwest of Mitchell, OR.......May 28, 2007.

Unidentified Fly #1 from Hymenopappus filifolius, as seen along Oregon Highway 207 about one mile northwest of Mitchell, OR.......May 28, 2007.

The photo above shows an unidentified fly that has been attracted to the flower head of Columbia cutleaf, Hymenopappus filifolius, as seen along Oregon Highway 207 about one mile northwest of Mitchell, OR........May 28, 2007.

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