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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Plagioneurinae » Plagioneurus » Plagioneurus univittatus
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Metallic Fly - Plagioneurus univittatus
Copyright © 2008 Jerry Armstrong

Metallic Fly - Plagioneurus univittatus
Moccasin Lake, Winston, Douglas County, Georgia, USA
July 30, 2008
Need help with ID on this insect.

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Contributed by Jerry Armstrong on 26 December, 2008 - 12:10am
Last updated 22 January, 2012 - 8:11pm

Moved
Moved from Longlegged Flies.
… John F. Carr, 22 January, 2012 - 8:11pm login or register to post comments

Possibly Plagioneurus univittatus
Possibly Plagioneurus univittatus
… John F. Carr, 10 December, 2011 - 11:57am login or register to post comments

Probably a longlegged fly (Dolichopodidae)
I'm getting that from the metallic color and the legs. However, posture is way different from any I've seen, except for the photo below. On that one, note what appears to be a difference in antennae. Yours may turn out to be a real puzzler, in part because the photo shows neither the top of the abdomen nor the wing veins clearly.



(Behavior note: Longlegged flies are often very sensitive to flash and hop when one fires.)
… Ron Hemberger, 26 December, 2008 - 1:17am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks again Ron
I've added two additional shots of the same fly, maybe they will help in getting an ID for it.
… Jerry Armstrong, 26 December, 2008 - 3:34am login or register to post comments

 
Good move, Jerry.
It's not the fly I thought it was, i.e. no metallic abdomen, but maybe someone else can figure it out. (I still think it's some sort of longlegged fly.)
… Ron Hemberger, 26 December, 2008 - 9:05am login or register to post comments

 
Dolichopodidae
is correct. Looks like subfamily Dolichopodinae.
… Matthias Buck, 27 December, 2008 - 1:04pm login or register to post comments

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