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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Dolichopodinae » Dolichopus
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Longlegged Fly - Dolichopus
Copyright © 2007 tom murray

Longlegged Fly - Dolichopus
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 14, 2007
Size: ~6mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 15 June, 2007 - 10:05pm
Last updated 20 August, 2007 - 8:08am

Thanks Dr. Pollet!
Moved from Longlegged Flies.
… tom murray, 20 August, 2007 - 8:09am login or register to post comments

Identification
this specimen belongs to the genus Dolichopus (subfamily Dolichopodinae), recognized among others by the dorsal bristles on the metatarsus of the hind leg (beautifully visible here).
… dr Marc Pollet, 20 August, 2007 - 5:08am login or register to post comments

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