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| leppyone |
Posted on 12-08-2013 00:55
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Member Location: Posts: 27 Joined: 19.07.13 |
I know this is a Moth Fly (Psychodidae), but can it be identified further? Photo taken at John Wayne Marina, Near Sequim, Clallam Co., WA, USA 08/08/2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/leppyone/9488470085/ |
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| Gunnar M Kvifte |
Posted on 12-08-2013 01:46
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Member Location: Kassel, Germany Posts: 436 Joined: 18.08.09 |
Clogmia albipunctata. For identification of North American Psychodidae species, however, www.bugguide.net is a safer bet than www.diptera.info |
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| leppyone |
Posted on 12-08-2013 01:54
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Member Location: Posts: 27 Joined: 19.07.13 |
Thanks Paul. However, why is my photo look so different than this one from Bugguide.net if it is the same species from the same state? http://bugguide.net/node/view/141079 |
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| Gunnar M Kvifte |
Posted on 14-08-2013 08:57
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Member Location: Kassel, Germany Posts: 436 Joined: 18.08.09 |
It is not very different. The differences seem to be mainly in the exposure and lightning rather than on the specimen. The shape of the wing, the length of the antennae and the position of the various spots and hair patches on the body are about the same. This is a very variable species in size and colour intensity. The hairs can be brown, greyish to almost black, and it varies a lot how much they contrast to the white spots. The pattern is typically the same, though. |
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