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 Picture-Wing Fly?
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| Bruce Marlin |
Posted on 16-01-2005 21:14
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This fly was photographed near Rockford IL USA on JUly 20. Thanks for any help! --Bruce   |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 16-01-2005 21:35
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Hello Bruce, This must be Delphinia picta of the family Ulidiidae (former Otitidae), as you wrote, the picture-winged flies. This is the only species in the genus. There are some pictures at Bugguide.net (url]http://bugguide.net/node/view/5919/bgimage[/url]) but most of these are paler in body colour. So, whether that is intraspecific variation or that maybe a closely resembliong species exists, I do not know. Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Bruce Marlin |
Posted on 16-01-2005 22:28
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Member Location: Chicago, Illinois USA Posts: 59 Joined: 12.12.04 |
Wow, thanks Paul. That was quick! --Bruce |
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