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| Stephen |
Posted on 03-09-2007 13:20
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Found on the trunk of a (live) peach tree. Measured 6.1 mm from the front of the eyes to the rear of the wings. Meadow near forest, West Virginia USA. 6 May 2007. Thanks in advance for any ID help! Stephen attached the following image:  [152Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 03-09-2007 13:22
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Here is a little more detail of the front of the fly.
Stephen attached the following image:  [140.55Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 03-09-2007 16:14
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9540 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Lauxaniidae?
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 04-09-2007 21:42
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thanks, Nikita, that sounds like a wise choice. I have a series of photos of a similar fly (maybe the same species), but a different individual. I just found those images from my summer shooting, and will post them soon. Maybe with some different views (different angles) we may come up with a certain ID.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Kahis |
Posted on 04-09-2007 22:32
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 Member Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 1999 Joined: 02.09.04 |
Take a look at the European Minettia longipennis (Lauxanidae) in the gallery
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 07-09-2007 17:49
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
In the Nearctic there is the 'obscura' group of the genus Minettia. Might well be the same as the subgenus Frendelia where longipennis also belongs.
Edited by Paul Beuk on 07-09-2007 17:50 Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 08-09-2007 12:05
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thank-you, Nikita, Kahis, and Paul. Looks like a good match! I appreciate your help.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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