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Insect ID?? - Eulonchus sapphirinus
Copyright © 2007 swimswithsharks

Insect ID?? - Eulonchus sapphirinus
2000 approx. elevation, Shasta/Trinity County, California, USA
May 19, 2007
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Contributed by swimswithsharks on 25 May, 2007 - 12:32am
Last updated 7 December, 2007 - 6:17pm

Moved
Moved from Eulonchus.
… Hartmut Wisch, 7 December, 2007 - 6:17pm login or register to post comments

Eulonchus sapphirinus
You can tell its in Eulonchus by the metallic color, bulbous thorax and abdomen, and the long proboscis. The bright yellow legs and straight proboscis give this one away as being E. sapphirinus.
… Dennis Haines, 6 December, 2007 - 11:48am login or register to post comments

flies
i could be wrong, but i think these are in the family Acroceridae... small-headed flies. there are plenty of dipterists on here who could tell you more though.
… edward trammel, 25 May, 2007 - 12:55am login or register to post comments

 
I'll second that... though I
I'll second that... though I have no idea on genus... neat find
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 25 May, 2007 - 2:03am login or register to post comments

 
Another image of the same insects
… swimswithsharks, 25 May, 2007 - 8:14am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
I wish I had been able to get a little more of close-up but I was concerned they would fly away and I had a bit of a hike ahead of me. I appreciate the help.
… swimswithsharks, 25 May, 2007 - 7:20pm login or register to post comments

 
:)
Curious... who placed this at the generic level? It's always good to mention what characters that should be looked at.
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 25 May, 2007 - 9:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Not sure.
It just showed up in the subject line. I have no idea who did it.
… swimswithsharks, 27 May, 2007 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

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