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 Muscidae, Can We Narrow the ID?
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-10-2006 11:17
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Is it possible to narrow this to subfamily or genus? Safe to say it is a male? Thanks for any ID help. 2 September 2006, Open area near woodlands, West Virginia USA. Stephen attached the following image:  [100.44Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-10-2006 11:19
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Second view.
Stephen attached the following image:  [86.59Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-10-2006 11:23
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Last photo.
Stephen attached the following image:  [63.26Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 30-10-2006 21:33
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7344 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Well, I think it's Muscidae, but frankly I cannot be sure it's not a calliphorid or a tachinid (though it doesn't look like a dexiine which are usually the only tachinids with plumose antennae. The very large eyes and the gently curving vein M both suggest Muscidae, but I can't key it out to any genus on the visible characters. Nearest I get is Muscina, but have my doubts. No doubt it will be recognised by someone on your side of the Atlantic - over to Bugguide! 
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| Stephen |
Posted on 31-10-2006 12:59
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Tony, what you say makes perfect sense. Diptera are really a challenge, aren't they?  I have posted this one on BugGuide. Typically BugGuide can offer good and quick IDs on a few families, including Asilidae, Tabanidae, Tipulidae, and Culicidae. Beyond that, BugGuide has the same problem diptera.info has, and that is a lack of Nearctic fly experts who spend time there. (Of course this latter was not a problem for diptera.info until a few of us Yanks showed up!) In my case I am delighted to get my unknowns identified to family. Subfamily or genus is a real plus. & I know in some cases even a family ID may not be possible from a photo. Thanks again for all your help! Edited by Stephen on 31-10-2006 13:12 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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