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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Bibionomorpha » March Flies (Bibionidae) » Dilophus » Dilophus tingi
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Fly with thrips - Dilophus tingi - female
Copyright © 2009 Lynette Schimming

Fly with thrips - Dilophus tingi - Female
Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, California, USA
April 5, 2009
Size: less than 5 mm
Found on SW Thorn Apple.
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Contributed by Lynette Schimming on 8 April, 2009 - 9:30pm
Last updated 19 May, 2009 - 4:21pm

Moved
Moved from March Flies.

There should be three rows of spines on the front tibia. I can't tell one way or the other.
… John F. Carr, 19 May, 2009 - 3:45pm login or register to post comments

 
I'm confused...
If you "can't tell one way or the other", how are you identifying this to species?
… Harsi S. Parker, 19 May, 2009 - 3:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Other characters
The species has a long nose, short costal extension, clear wings in the female, black body, and three rows of spines on the front tibia. I can't make out the last character. The others combined should be enough, but it would be good to confirm because the head shot isn't at the best angle for figuring sizes of parts.
… John F. Carr, 19 May, 2009 - 4:05pm login or register to post comments

 
OK
Thanks for providing me with a more detailed explanation, John!
… Harsi S. Parker, 19 May, 2009 - 4:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Then that pale colored bug ju
Then that pale colored bug just beneath it must be realllly small!
… HandsOff, 20 May, 2009 - 4:16pm login or register to post comments

 
thrips
that pale thing is a thrips (I think) and I don't think it was visible without the camera, or barely visible.
… Lynette Schimming, 20 May, 2009 - 4:24pm login or register to post comments

 
...Okay...
...I have to look up thrips!
… HandsOff, 21 May, 2009 - 7:52pm login or register to post comments

Scatopsidae?
Family Scatopsidae, perhaps?
… Eric R. Eaton, 8 April, 2009 - 10:56pm login or register to post comments

 
I don't know
maybe? See other image of mating flies I just posted here
… Lynette Schimming, 8 April, 2009 - 11:07pm login or register to post comments

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