Urophora affinis adult fly.  Note the long ovipositor on this female for inserting eggs into spotted knapweed flower buds.  It is not a "stinger", this fly is very small and completely harmless to humans.
Photo: from slide show: Biological Control of Noxious Weeds, by Reeves Petrof.

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