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 Alpine Muscoidea 2013-VIII-28 (= Drymeia cf. latifrons)
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| John Carr |
Posted on 29-08-2013 05:43
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 Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9841 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Near the summit of a mountain (4300 meters) in Colorado, USA, August 28, 2013.
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| John Carr |
Posted on 29-08-2013 06:17
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9841 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Hairy legs
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 29-08-2013 18:06
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I'd check Drymeia latifrons Malloch, 1918. Descibed and known from Rocky Mountains, Colorado
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 01-09-2013 16:49
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Member Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 9841 Joined: 22.10.10 |
Thank you. I didn't expect a species name. It seems consistent as far as I can see. I could never have run it through a key. I live in a moist, temperate climate near sea level and am unfamiliar with alpine and arctic flies. |
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but don't see the image in the post.
