Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Phoridae, Maybe?
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| Stephen |
Posted on 11-11-2006 15:59
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Not sure what to make of this fly, Phoridae, maybe? It was not a large fly, but I did not get a measurement and was not able to get a second photo, either.  Photographed yesterday, woodlands, West Virginia USA. Stephen attached the following image:  [100.89Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 11-11-2006 16:01
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9459 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Yes, Phoridae.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 11-11-2006 23:05
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thank-you Nikita, with your confirmation I am now going to ask the Nearctic guru of Phoridae if he would be kind enough to comment on the genus or species ID. I photographed these again today and this time I did measure them: only 2.4 mm from the front of the eyes to the rear of the wings. --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 14-11-2006 11:00
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
The specialist in Nearctic Phoridae, Brian V. Brown, tells me that this is Megaselia sp., and adds that there should be a couple of hundred species in my area (in all of our areas, I suppose!). Female, of course.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Sabine Brenner |
Posted on 20-11-2006 23:01
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 Member Location: Austria Posts: 5 Joined: 20.11.06 |
Hi Stephen, As you have found out this is a Phorid! And I really have to say that it is a good photo! I really like it! Am I allowed to copy this photo to my favourites? I am working on a private Phoridae side. It would be very kind of you to allow me to use it there? I will add your name, that?s clear. Please give me a short ok, if you agree. best wishes Sabine |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-11-2006 23:25
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Sabine, I'd be happy to have you use the photo on your site, please credit Stephen Cresswell. And the expert has identified it as the genus Megaselia.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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