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 Very small dark mating flies: Family?
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| Stephen |
Posted on 19-09-2006 11:49
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
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! Stephen attached the following image:  [70.4Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 19-09-2006 11:53
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 Super Administrator Location: Netherlands Posts: 19403 Joined: 11.05.04 |
Phorids...
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 19-09-2006 11:53
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9561 Joined: 24.05.05 |
Family - Phoridae.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 19-09-2006 11:53
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Second image
Stephen attached the following image:  [94.73Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 19-09-2006 13:26
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
A tie! Both at 12:53. Thank you, Paul and Nikita, for your help!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| proctoss |
Posted on 19-09-2006 16:05
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 191 Joined: 12.08.06 |
I think Gymnophora sp. http://www.cedarcreek.umn.edu/insects/album/029046019ap.html |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 19-09-2006 22:14
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
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! --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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