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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Platypezoidea » Flat-footed Flies (Platypezidae) » Platypezinae
Photo#102797
Tiny Black Velvet Fly
Copyright © 2007 Cheryl Moorehead

Tiny Black Velvet Fly
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
April 11, 2007
Size: 3mm or a little less

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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 11 April, 2007 - 9:38pm
Last updated 21 May, 2016 - 10:29pm

Moved
Moved from Flat-footed Flies.
… John S. Ascher, 21 May, 2016 - 10:29pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies. I wish the venation was clearer.
… Keith Bayless, 14 April, 2007 - 5:51pm login or register to post comments

 
I've been looking
I will keep looking for more of these. I've seen glimpses of velvety black, tiny creatures under my cherry tree (where this was near), so I'll try to keep a container handy when I go out.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 14 April, 2007 - 8:31pm login or register to post comments

I would have to guess either
I would have to guess either pipunculid or platypezid... we'd probably need an expert to be able to tell the two apart from this pic
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 11 April, 2007 - 9:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Not a Pipunculidae, likely a
Not a Pipunculidae, likely a Platypezidae or maybe even a Chrysopilus..
… Martin Hauser, 12 April, 2007 - 2:29pm login or register to post comments

 
I'll be looking for more of these
On the companion photo, I had guessed Platypezidae. I found the iridescent red abdominal stripe interesting.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 12 April, 2007 - 2:50pm login or register to post comments

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