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Unknown Fly? - Ogcodes dispar - male
Copyright © 2007 Randy C. Anderson

Unknown Fly? - Ogcodes dispar - Male
Choctaw, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, USA
Size: 1/2 inch
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Contributed by Randy C. Anderson on 2 November, 2007 - 6:25pm
Last updated 26 January, 2008 - 11:16am

Moved
Moved from Ogcodes rufoabdominalis.
… john and jane balaban, 6 December, 2007 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 5 December, 2007 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

Acroceridae: Ogcodes rufoabdominalis
A great shot! As far as I know this is the only North American species in Ogcodes that has the yellow-orange abdomen.
… Dennis Haines, 5 December, 2007 - 10:53am login or register to post comments

 
Ogcodes dispar, sorry!
That's what I get for trying to use my memory. This is Ogcodes dispar, the males are typically bright yellow-orange. The thorax should be dark for O. rufoabdominalis. The species is widely distributed in eastern North America, though uncommonly encountered.
… Dennis Haines, 6 December, 2007 - 2:56pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks so much for the help.
Thanks so much for the help.
… Randy C. Anderson, 6 December, 2007 - 4:19pm login or register to post comments

Wow.
I am pretty sure this is a small-headed fly in the family Acroceridae, in which case this could be something rather rarely seen. Looking forward to seeing what our fly experts have to say.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 November, 2007 - 6:51pm login or register to post comments

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