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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Lauxaniidae » Minettia » obscura species group (Minettia obscura species group)
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Fly - Minettia
Copyright © 2008 Bill Johnson

Fly - Minettia
McGaheysville, Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
May 30, 2008
This is a very small fly. The red eyes and brown thorax are interesting. Any ID for it? Thanks.
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 16 June, 2008 - 11:21pm
Last updated 31 July, 2008 - 11:04pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 31 July, 2008 - 11:04pm login or register to post comments

Lauxaniidae?
I had some photos of flies that looked like this and they were IDed as in the family Lauxaniidae.
… Ilona L., 17 June, 2008 - 9:59am login or register to post comments

 
Yes, this is in the Lauxaniid
Yes, this is in the Lauxaniidae. It is a species in the Minettia obscura group. The species unfortunately can't be distinguished without dissecting the male genitalia...
… Steve Gaimari, 18 June, 2008 - 10:05am login or register to post comments

Not an expert
but maybe browse through Acalyptratae? A couple in there look close to me, but I am not really qualified, this is just a guess as it is.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/14932/bgpage
… John R. Maxwell, 17 June, 2008 - 8:10am login or register to post comments

Sorry I can't tell you what i
Sorry I can't tell you what it is-but I found some of these too so I'm keeping an eye on this. ^__^
… Jo Ann Poe-McGavin, 17 June, 2008 - 12:31am login or register to post comments

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