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Stephen
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Posted on 03-09-2007 13:20
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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!
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Here is a little more detail of the front of the fly.
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Nikita Vikhrev
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Lauxaniidae?
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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.
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Take a look at the European Minettia longipennis (Lauxanidae) in the gallery
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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.
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Thank-you, Nikita, Kahis, and Paul. Looks like a good match! I appreciate your help.
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