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Mating Scatopsids - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Stephen Luk

Mating Scatopsids - Male Female
Richmond Hill, York Region, Ontario, Canada
May 12, 2007
Size: ~ 2 mm
I think this image is in the right place ... don't know if it's possible to get an ID from this image. If not, let me know and I'll frass it. Found this mating pair in one of the rearing containers containing plant matter collected May 6, 2007. I don't know what happened to the right wing of the lower individual.
Contributed by Stephen Luk on 12 May, 2007 - 11:46pm

Moved
Moved from March Flies.
… Stephen Luk, 13 May, 2007 - 12:16am

Nope... Scatopsids... I've be
Nope... Scatopsids... I've been finding tons of this kind of coitus on my windows... Bibionids aren't this small
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 12 May, 2007 - 11:56pm

 
Ah, and I thought I saw a very similar image recently...
And it turns out that it was yours, too. Thanks for righting me on this one. Scatopsids make much more sense.
… Stephen Luk, 13 May, 2007 - 12:15am

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