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Photo#163847
Fly ID? - Megaselia

Fly ID? - Megaselia
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
January 1, 2008
Size: ~6mm
Very fast moving, stopping only to feed on plant secretions (or dewdrops?)

Moved
Moved from Scuttle Flies.

It's
A scuttle fly, family Phoridae!
Greetings,

 
Thanks Gerard!
...

 
identification
Megaselia sp.

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