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 What a Beautiful Fly! Sciomyzidae
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| Stephen |
Posted on 23-01-2011 21:02
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I would value any help learning the identity of this nice Sciomyzid. Length 7.6 mm from the front of the eyes to the apex of the wings, or 6.2 mm to the apex of the abdomen. The other data is on the photo itself. This fly was attracted to the mercury vapor light. I wish I had gotten a dorsal image. UPDATE: After a long comparison with my dorsal images of Euthycera arcuata, I think this is the ID of this fly. Euthycera arcuata is common around my house, but I never got such a good lateral look before. Also, some of the coloration, such as the legs, may be paler than usual. Stephen attached the following image:  [67.03Kb] Edited by Stephen on 23-01-2011 21:24 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 23-01-2011 21:05
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
More detail of the anterior end.
Stephen attached the following image:  [70.38Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 23-01-2011 21:48
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9223 Joined: 24.05.05 |
1. Stephen, I guess the photo is from somewhere at Middle East of USA? Do not forget to give date and location. 2. I think it is male Trypetoptera canadensis Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 23-01-2011 22:16
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Nikita, I put the info on the image itself, but I should have used a darker color for the text! It is West Virginia, USA.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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but don't see the image in the post.
