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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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Minettia fly - Minettia
Copyright © 2008 MoeAtIowaVoice

Minettia fly - Minettia
Oak Run, Knox County, Illinois, USA
July 5, 2008
Size: 4mm
Minettia genus. Obscura species group.
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Contributed by MoeAtIowaVoice on 19 July, 2008 - 11:38am
Last updated 20 July, 2008 - 10:53pm

Not an expert
so I can't even verify genus, but if it is Minettia then I suspect the obscura species group.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/203023
… John R. Maxwell, 19 July, 2008 - 11:51am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John. That looks pret
Thanks, John. That looks pretty good to me! A first for Illinois.
… MoeAtIowaVoice, 20 July, 2008 - 5:46pm login or register to post comments

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