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Little fly - Anthomyia
Copyright © 2005 KaitlynD

Little fly - Anthomyia
Lee's Summit, Jackson County, Missouri, USA
June 20, 2005
Size: about 1 cm
So tiny... I looked through all the pictures in Bugguide, any ideas?
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Contributed by KaitlynD on 21 June, 2005 - 7:29pm
Last updated 14 February, 2007 - 4:59pm

Moved
Moved from Root-Maggot Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 14 February, 2007 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Family Anthomyiidae
Hello Kaitlyn,
This fly belongs in the family Anthomyiidae. Were we in Europe, I would say this is Anthomyia pluvialis, but I don't know whether this species occurs in the Nearctic.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 22 June, 2005 - 5:57am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
I'm fairly sure Anthomyia pluvialus lives here-- it lives in Canada anyway, and there's a record of it on the University of Missouri site My fly definitely looks similar to pictures of that species. Thanks for your help!
… KaitlynD, 22 June, 2005 - 1:50pm login or register to post comments

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