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tiny fly - Megaselia
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

tiny fly - Megaselia
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
May 2, 2008
Size: ~1.5mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 5 May, 2008 - 9:59pm
Last updated 6 May, 2008 - 10:11am

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 6 May, 2008 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

Megaselia
A huge genus. Note the bunch of bristles pointing downward above the antennae (characterizes Megaselia and several other genera, but Megaselia is by far the most common one).
… Matthias Buck, 6 May, 2008 - 10:11am login or register to post comments

 
Phorid
I would have guessed the family, but no further. Thanks again for another fly id!
… tom murray, 7 May, 2008 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

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