Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Other insects, spiders, etc.
 spider identification to family
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| Bob |
Posted on 11-09-2013 21:08
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Member Location: Juneau, Alaska Posts: 56 Joined: 18.06.12 |
This spider had just captured this fly -- Juneau, Alaska in early September. Any idea on the family for the spider and the fly? Thanks, Bob Bob attached the following image:  [134.85Kb] Edited by Bob on 11-09-2013 21:12 Robert H. Armstrong |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 11-09-2013 22:34
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7286 Joined: 19.11.04 |
The fly is a male Hydrellia (Ephydridae)
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| Bob |
Posted on 11-09-2013 23:40
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Member Location: Juneau, Alaska Posts: 56 Joined: 18.06.12 |
Thanks so much Tony. So nice to have a photo of an adult shore fly to go along with our book on Aquatic Insects in Alaska. Bob Robert H. Armstrong |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 12-09-2013 21:12
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7286 Joined: 19.11.04 |
There is a possibility that this Hydrellia may be terrestrial - H.griseola (which occurs in Alaska) does mine aquatics, but is more often found in terrestrial grasses. Besides which, could you not find a more dignified picture, as befits a family like Ephydridae? 
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