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| Graham Montgomery |
Posted on 11-10-2007 00:33
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Member Location: Posts: 11 Joined: 26.09.07 |
Thanks for taking a look. Found at the Wright Brothers Memorial in coastal North Carolina, USA on the sidewalk next to a very large field. There was a small drainage ditch with some water in it near where this individual was found. Thanks for the help! Found July 7, 2007.
Graham Montgomery attached the following image:  [126.58Kb] Edited by Graham Montgomery on 11-10-2007 00:34 |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-10-2007 00:40
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
wow! just amazing fly! I saw this somewhere! I will dig for this.  |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-10-2007 01:13
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
it seems to be a calyptrate fly. |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-10-2007 07:39
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I'd put my money on Ephydridae.
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-10-2007 10:13
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
hmm... another mistake. it seems to have calypters!  ok. Is it could be a Parydra??  |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 11-10-2007 10:16
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9354 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I have alike large Ephydridae from Thailand. Still isn't determinated even to genus
Nikita Vikhrev attached the following image:  [67.62Kb] Edited by Nikita Vikhrev on 11-10-2007 10:17 Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-10-2007 12:09
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Paul Beuk wrote: I'd put my money on Ephydridae. I asked Wayne Mathis, a North American Ephydrid specialist. He said: Nice shot of Paralimna punctipennis (Wiedemann), which is a fairly common species here in eastern North America. Nice photo.
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 11-10-2007 12:10
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Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9295 Joined: 05.06.06 |
new for gallery.  put this one.  |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 11-10-2007 13:23
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9354 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Nice shot of Paralimna punctipennis (Wiedemann), which is a fairly common species here in eastern North America. Nice photo. Paul, could you tell my, Dr.Mathis's comment concerning only first image or both? Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 11-10-2007 13:35
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Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19375 Joined: 11.05.04 |
I think it may have referred to the first image only...
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 11-10-2007 13:44
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Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9354 Joined: 24.05.05 |
It's a pity
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Graham Montgomery |
Posted on 16-10-2007 02:03
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Member Location: Posts: 11 Joined: 26.09.07 |
Thanks everyone. This a great site! I'm glad to get an ID on this fly. Thanks again!
Edited by Graham Montgomery on 16-10-2007 02:06 |
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