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Phoridae??
minnanoteke
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Posted on 12-08-2010 18:56
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Hello, i received this photo from a friend and he wants to identify this type of fly, he thinks it could be Phoridae but im not sure, could someone help me with it?.
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Jan Willem
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I think your friend is right Smile
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Yeah, its a phorid, probably (but by no mean certainly) genus Megaselia.
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Sorry, I can't identify the genus from that photo.

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