Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Pacific Coast Fly. Family?
Posted by Stephen on 17-05-2007 16:35
#1
This fly was in a fresh water marsh only about 0.5 km from the Pacific Ocean.
Family Micropezidae perhaps? ID help appreciated.
Length was about 7 mm. Oregon USA, 13 May 2007.
Posted by Stephen on 17-05-2007 16:37
#2
Lateral view.
Posted by Chen Young on 17-05-2007 17:27
#3
It looks like Scathophagidae, maybe Cordilura?
Posted by Paul Beuk on 17-05-2007 19:52
#4
The impression is rather micropezid-like...
Posted by Tony Irwin on 17-05-2007 21:28
#5
Yes, Micropezidae. If you have a good lateral view, we might be able to place it in genus.
Posted by Chen Young on 17-05-2007 22:04
#6
Yes, my mistake. Compsobata in Micropezidae.
Posted by Stephen on 17-05-2007 23:14
#7
Chen, Paul, Tony, Thanks very much for your help with this one. It was a nice-looking fly and I was excited to photograph it before it flew off, and excited now to have an ID for it.
It did fly off too fast for a lateral or "face" shot, unfortunately.
Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 21-05-2007 10:52
#8
According Andrey Ozerov it is Neria (syn. Compsobata) univita, Walker.