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 Fly with Round Head
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| Stephen |
Posted on 05-11-2006 12:53
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
This fly has a round head. Is this an Empidid? Is it possible to determine subfamily from the photo? Attracted to lights, West Virginia USA, open area near woodlands, 20 October 2006. Length 3.3 mm. Stephen attached the following image:  [100.04Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| rvanderweele |
Posted on 05-11-2006 12:59
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Member Location: Leiden, the Netherlands Posts: 1988 Joined: 01.11.06 |
It appears to me to be a Tachydromiinae, a Platypalpus sp. regards, |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 05-11-2006 20:13
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
With the white arista I am almost certain. I have no literature for the Nearctic fauna, though.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 05-11-2006 21:42
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Paul, Ruud, Thank-you very much for your help with this one!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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