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Hydrotaea/Ophyra sp.
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Posted on 21-05-2020 19:18
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Hi all,

I was referred here by an acquaintance for the identification of this synanthropic muscid from Los Angeles County. Specimens hover gregariously within a strictly defined territory, never landing.

Thanks in advance!
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Ophyra. My best guess O. aenescens, quite common in California.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
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