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 Fly on Mirror. Family?
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| Stephen |
Posted on 18-11-2006 16:43
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I photographed it on the bathroom mirror. It was fairly small, though I didn't record the size. I don't really know what to make of it, except to say that the head reminds of some kind of Crane Fly. Seems to have a single ovipositor type thing coming out of the tip of the abdomen, so a female? West Virginia USA, indoors, 6 October 2006. Stephen attached the following image:  [69.74Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 18-11-2006 16:45
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Detail of wing and body.
Stephen attached the following image:  [100.82Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 19-11-2006 13:45
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I'd say Limoniidae but let's wait until one of the specialists drops in.
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Chen Young |
Posted on 19-11-2006 22:32
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 Member Location: Pittsburgh, PENNSYLVANIA USA Posts: 169 Joined: 25.08.05 |
This one is a female Neocladura delicatula in Limoniidae. |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 19-11-2006 23:15
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks, Paul, and thanks Chen! I have photographed this species before but I suppose in this pose it seemed even more delicate than before (living up to its specific name!). Thanks for the ID!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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