Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Dark-winged Dolichopodidae (Rhaphium melampus?)

Posted by John Carr on 18-12-2010 23:54
#1
Massachusetts, USA, June 2008. About 5 mm long.

I thought it might be Dolichopodidae.
Edited by John Carr on 13-07-2011 22:11

Posted by John Carr on 18-12-2010 23:55
#2
Head

Posted by John Carr on 18-12-2010 23:56
#3
Lateral

Posted by jorgemotalmeida on 18-12-2010 23:57
#4
Fantastic Dolichopodidae

Posted by Igor Grichanov on 19-12-2010 06:41
#5
I think Rhaphium

Posted by John Carr on 13-07-2011 22:08
#6
Probably Rhaphium melampus (Loew), the only regional species with all black legs and long arista in the female. The color does not match the original description but the color pattern does; metallic Dolichopodidae seem to be highly variable in color when photographed with flash.