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Copyright © 2008 Sam Houston

Fly
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
April 1, 2008
Size: 4.76mm (3/16")
Weird fly....at least I think it's a fly. Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 1 April, 2008 - 9:19pm
Last updated 2 April, 2008 - 3:52pm

Identification
This looks like a female Sympycnus (subfamily Sympycninae), a genus with 28 species recorded from North America, north of Mexico (Pollet et al., 2004; Brooks et al., 2005).
… dr Marc Pollet, 17 April, 2008 - 5:16am login or register to post comments

Yes.
I'd venture it is a dolichopodid (longlegged fly).
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 April, 2008 - 3:38pm login or register to post comments

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