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Lispe - female
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

Lispe - Female
Kings Grant Nature Trail Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
May 3, 2008
My wife and I were hiking by the edge of the lake/pond near our house. We came upon a stinky marshy stagnant section of the shore-line (much nicer than it sounds) and this fly was on a half-floating log. Would anyone believe a female(?) in the genus Lispe?
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 4 May, 2008 - 12:11am
Last updated 5 May, 2008 - 9:32am

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Moved from Flies.
… John R. Maxwell, 5 May, 2008 - 9:27am login or register to post comments

Lispe
Yes, I believe you are right. Distinctive are the wide palpi. Excellent ID job!
… Matthias Buck, 5 May, 2008 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I think I may try to go back and see if I can get both genders (if they are visually different). We could use a few more images. A view showing the wing veins better would be nice, too.
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