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 Empididae?
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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-08-2006 17:58
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Is this a Dance Fly, Empididae? Is it possible to take the ID any further? The fly was on a yellow Squash plant, 19 August 2006. West Virginia, USA, length 5.0 mm. Thanks in advance for any help! Stephen attached the following image:  [75.87Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 20-08-2006 18:00
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Dorsal view
Stephen attached the following image:  [108.04Kb] Edited by Stephen on 20-08-2006 18:02 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Jan Willem |
Posted on 20-08-2006 18:07
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 Member Location: Waalwijk, The Netherlands Posts: 2136 Joined: 24.07.04 |
Hi Stephen, Looks more like Sciaridae to me! Jan Willem |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 20-08-2006 18:09
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7234 Joined: 19.11.04 |
It's a lesser fungus gnat - Sciaridae. The venation and darkened wings suggest that it is a Sciara species, but the females are very difficult to take to species - these days the males are usually identified using genitalia characters.
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-08-2006 01:39
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Jan, Tony, It seems you were both typing at the same time! And the good news is you both have the same answer. A new family for me. So many fly families! It was much easier to get a handle on Coleoptera and Odonata families. Thanks so much for your guidance. Edited by Stephen on 21-08-2006 01:40 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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