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winter fly - Elachiptera
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

winter fly - Elachiptera
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
January 13, 2008
Size: about 3mm
Found out on the ice of a frozen swamp.

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Contributed by tom murray on 18 January, 2008 - 8:45pm
Last updated 3 November, 2008 - 11:26am

Moved
Moved from Oscinellinae.
… Keith Bayless, 3 November, 2008 - 11:26am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Frit Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 10 February, 2008 - 9:34pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Too late, it's gone. I'm not used to saving flies for you.
… tom murray, 19 January, 2008 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

 
C'est
la vie. Reminds me of Elachip*tera, but perhaps not. There are some interesting small flies, which I occasionally would like to see up close.
… Donald S. Chandler, 19 January, 2008 - 6:07pm login or register to post comments

Chloropidae
looks like to me. Save please, to make sure.
… Donald S. Chandler, 19 January, 2008 - 9:14am login or register to post comments

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