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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Carnoidea » Frit Flies (Chloropidae) » Grass Flies (Chloropinae) » Thaumatomyia
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Tiny Yellow Black-striped Fly, Chlorops? - Thaumatomyia
Copyright © 2008 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Tiny Yellow Black-striped Fly, Chlorops? - Thaumatomyia
Fullerton Arboretum, Orange County, California, USA
August 9, 2008
Size: 1-1.5mm
Possibly the smallest insect I've ever gotten an identifiable (I hope) photo of.
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 9 August, 2008 - 5:46pm
Last updated 24 May, 2012 - 2:06pm

Moved
Moved from Frit Flies.
… v belov, 24 May, 2012 - 2:06pm login or register to post comments

Thaumatomyia
Thaumatomyia
… Terry Wheeler, 24 May, 2012 - 1:03pm login or register to post comments

Not an ID but
I suspect Chloropidae (Frit Flies), probably Chloropinae, but then I can't say.
… John R. Maxwell, 9 August, 2008 - 6:20pm login or register to post comments

 
Agreed: frit fly.
IDs to Chlorops are tough to get, but perhaps you'll have some luck. I think this is a gravid female. Good work; these are tough to shoot, particularly without a DSLR.
… Ron Hemberger, 9 August, 2008 - 7:42pm login or register to post comments

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