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Marsh Fly (Sciomyzidae) - Dictya
Copyright © 2008 Simon Fraser

Marsh Fly (Sciomyzidae) - Dictya
Sunnyvale, Santa Clara County, California, USA
February 9, 2008
Size: ~10mm
Marsh fly (Sciomyzidae), but can anyone give me a genus or species? Seen around a garden pond in Sunnyvale, CA. Size seems quite variable.

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Contributed by Simon Fraser on 10 February, 2008 - 2:18am
Last updated 8 May, 2009 - 5:15pm

Moved
Moved from Marsh Flies.
… John R. Maxwell, 8 May, 2009 - 5:15pm login or register to post comments

Fly identification
Dictya sp. Can't determine species without genitalic examination.
… Bill Murphy (William L.), 8 May, 2009 - 4:38pm login or register to post comments

Not sure
You know, this site doesn't have too many examples of Marsh flies (though there are certainly more then there are of sucking-lice.)
There aren't many that have been identified beyond family.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/7740/bgimage
… Jonas Insinga, 10 February, 2008 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

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