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| Stephen |
Posted on 19-08-2006 12:06
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I found this one on the wet edge of a large pond in the moutains. Length was 5.4 mm, and the date 18 August 2006. I first thought of Lonchopteridae, but maybe 5.4 mm is too big for that family? Interesting that the eyes seem to have short, white hairs on them. Any ID guidance would be appreciated! Stephen attached the following image:  [112.03Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 19-08-2006 12:23
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Dolichopodidae. Hydrophorus or something related.
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| Kahis |
Posted on 19-08-2006 15:53
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Everything says Hydrophorus; the place, the microhabitat, the time and of course the fly itself. IIRC Hydrophorus has some 50 species is North America. They've been recently revised, but identification to species level is probably impossible from a photo for most species. Kahis |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 19-08-2006 20:24
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Paul, Kahis, Thanks for the ID of this one!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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