Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Hydrotaea/Ophyra sp.

Posted by coniontises on 21-05-2020 20:18
#1
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!
Edited by coniontises on 22-05-2020 17:37

Posted by coniontises on 21-05-2020 20:23
#2
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Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 22-05-2020 12:07
#3
Ophyra. My best guess O. aenescens, quite common in California.