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Very small dark mating flies: Family?
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 I photographed this pair two days ago, in woodlands, alongside a very small stream. Location: West Virginia, USA.

My size estimates made by measuring the images are 6.6 mm for the female and 4.1 mm for the male.

ID help appreciated!
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 Family - Phoridae.
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 A tie! Both at 12:53. Thank you, Paul and Nikita, for your help!
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 I think Gymnophora sp.
http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/029046019ap.html
 
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 Good call, Proctoss! Before you replied, I sent the page link to Brian Brown, the expert on Nearctic Phorids. His reply came back, Gymnophora luteiventris.

Thank-you Tony, Nikita, Proctoss, and Brian Brown!
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