Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Ephydridae- Raleigh, NC USA
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| dguzman58 |
Posted on 12-11-2011 16:26
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Member Location: Raleigh, NC USA Posts: 130 Joined: 06.07.11 |
ID please? 3 to 5 mm long I guess.
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| dguzman58 |
Posted on 12-11-2011 16:27
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Member Location: Raleigh, NC USA Posts: 130 Joined: 06.07.11 |
dorsal view....
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| bradbarnd |
Posted on 12-11-2011 16:33
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Member Location: USA Posts: 164 Joined: 28.07.11 |
Ephydridae, reminds me of Brachydeutera... |
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| dguzman58 |
Posted on 12-11-2011 16:55
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Member Location: Raleigh, NC USA Posts: 130 Joined: 06.07.11 |
anhaaah! this is the same container of water where I picked up the Ephydridae larvae posted in the larva forum. Thanks!! |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 13-11-2011 21:32
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7353 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'd agree that it's very like Brachydeutera.
Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| bradbarnd |
Posted on 06-10-2012 00:23
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Member Location: USA Posts: 164 Joined: 28.07.11 |
I believe this is Brachydeutera longipes, based on lateral coloration of thorax. This is a relatively recent introduction, reported by Mathis & Steiner 1986, where they found it from Maryland to Georgia. |
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