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Brown Fly - Arthropeas americana
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Brown Fly - Arthropeas americana
Albany, Carroll County, New Hampshire, USA
August 2, 2005
Size: 9-10mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 3 August, 2005 - 9:15pm
Last updated 24 May, 2006 - 8:33pm

Xylophagidae: Arthropeas amer
Xylophagidae: Arthropeas americana Loew
… Norm Woodley, 24 May, 2006 - 1:22pm login or register to post comments

Xylophagidae?
Could be a member of the Xylophagidae (subfamily Coenomyiinae) but I am not very familiar with that group. If so, it should be genus Arthropeas because the scutellum has no spines. However, I have no information if that genus has species with marked wings.

Paul

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… Paul Beuk, 4 August, 2005 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

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