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Tiny Orange Fly
Copyright © 2007 Susan Ellis

Tiny Orange Fly
Brandywine, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA
April 29, 2007
Size: about 3 mm
This little fellow was hanging out in the underbrush, mixed hardwood area.
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Contributed by Susan Ellis on 29 April, 2007 - 2:10pm
Last updated 13 May, 2007 - 10:22pm

Platy
I throw my vote to Platypezidae. And possibly Callomyia or Agathomyia. Mostly because of the hazy view I can see of the wing veins. I think they are fungi lovers. Neither genus has been photographed for bugguide.
… Herschel Raney, 29 April, 2007 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

It is clearly not a Pipunculi
It is clearly not a Pipunculidae... So I would more tend to the Platypecidae...Very interesting looking fly
… Martin Hauser, 29 April, 2007 - 7:04pm login or register to post comments

 
just curious: what makes this
just curious: what makes this 'clearly not a pipunculid'... I'm not particularly familiar with the group, other than they have large eyes
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 29 April, 2007 - 8:50pm login or register to post comments

 
I have never seen an orange o
I have never seen an orange one... Sometimes they have withe or yellowish markings but nor orange and the eyes are bigger and nearly always sphaerical.. It is more a gestalt thing and there is still the chance that I might be wrong...
… Martin Hauser, 29 April, 2007 - 8:58pm login or register to post comments

pipunculid? platypezid?
pipunculid? platypezid? ... we'll need one of the real dipterists to ID this
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 29 April, 2007 - 2:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks for giving it a try, Joe!
… Susan Ellis, 29 April, 2007 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

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