Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Not Sure of Family

Posted by Stephen on 12-11-2006 13:15
#1

Not sure which family, it reminds me of Heleomyzidae and also Scathophagidae, or is it none of the above? ID help would be appreciated!

Photographed 11 November 2006 at Sugar Maple sap, woodlands, West Virginia USA.

Length from front of eyes to rear of wings is 8.8 mm.

Posted by Stephen on 12-11-2006 13:17
#2

This is a crop of the above photo, to give more detail of the head and thorax.

Posted by Nikita Vikhrev on 12-11-2006 13:18
#3

Scathophagidae;)

Posted by Stephen on 12-11-2006 13:19
#4

Here's a different shot, this one showing the wing details.