Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
 
Photos from the gathering
 
Photos from the 2007 gathering in Minnesota

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Shore Flies (Ephydridae) » Athyroglossa
Photo#127400
Tiny fly - Athyroglossa
Copyright © 2007 Charles Schurch Lewallen

Tiny fly - Athyroglossa
Deep Fork Wildlife Refuge, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, USA
July 15, 2007
Size: aprox. 1.5mm
Producing drop lf liquid at mouth.
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Charles Schurch Lewallen on 15 July, 2007 - 12:23pm
Last updated 16 July, 2007 - 1:20pm

Athyroglossa (Ephydridae)
-
… Matthias Buck, 16 July, 2007 - 8:12am login or register to post comments

 
Athyroglossa
Thanks for the ID Matthias.
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 16 July, 2007 - 1:19pm login or register to post comments

Three to check out:
All are small, with a similar look:

Frit fly
Shore fly (least likely)
Lance fly
… Ron Hemberger, 15 July, 2007 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

 
Fly
Thanks Ron, I will check them out.
Maybe frit fly even Elachiptera?
… Charles Schurch Lewallen, 15 July, 2007 - 5:00pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact