Diptera.info :: Identification queries :: Diptera (adults)
 Reddish Metalic Long-Legged Fly
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-11-2006 00:21
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Dolichopodid, can the ID be taken any farther? Mississippi, pine forest in far South of U.S., 15 August 1989, photo taken on slide film. ID help appreciated! Stephen attached the following image:  [125.38Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 21-11-2006 00:22
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 Member Location: Viseu - PORTUGAL Posts: 9296 Joined: 05.06.06 |
very quick seems to me a Dolichopodidae fly??? not sure... |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 21-11-2006 00:30
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Well, yes, a Dolichopodidae but I was wondering if anyone could take the ID further?  Here's the second image, where if there was any doubt it was a Dolichopodidae, it is removed! Stephen attached the following image:  [87.83Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 21-11-2006 01:02
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7348 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Sciapodinae. Condostylus sp. See http://bugguide.n.../view/7472
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| Igor Grichanov |
Posted on 21-11-2006 09:24
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 Member Location: St.Petersburg, Russia Posts: 1820 Joined: 17.08.06 |
Surely Condylostylus sp. different from http://bugguide.net/node/view/7472 The genus is most abundant in tropical America, with many species in Nearctics. I doubt that it is possible to ID species by photo. But some species have remarkable ornamentations on male legs! Igor. |
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| John Carr |
Posted on 14-02-2012 23:41
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 Super Administrator Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 10659 Joined: 22.10.10 |
These are both in the group of species near Condylostylus sipho (6 North American species, 3 of them common). The first is a female and can't be identified further. The second might be a male C. scaber. Superficially your photos look darker than these species. I assume that is a result of comparing scans of old film to modern digital photos or eyeballs. |
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