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Marsh Fly - Dictya
Copyright © 2009 Ben Van Allen

Marsh Fly - Dictya
Upper Arlington, Franklin County, Ohio, USA
June 4, 2009
Two of these stayed on mostly a few grass stems and Iris leaves. They looked almost like hoppers from a distance in their resting positions and behaved a little like them as well (backing to the opposite side of the stem and short, almost hop-like flights to get away).
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Contributed by Ben Van Allen on 4 June, 2009 - 5:13pm
Last updated 4 June, 2009 - 7:03pm

Dictya
[Sciomyzidae]
… v belov, 4 June, 2009 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Very distinctive fly, but I hadn't seen one before. Not terribly close to a marsh (but within a mile or two), I wonder what they were doing in suburbia?
… Ben Van Allen, 4 June, 2009 - 7:01pm login or register to post comments

 
never mind common names
many marsh flies are not associated with marshes, just like most dung flies don't care one bit about dung...
… v belov, 4 June, 2009 - 7:21pm login or register to post comments

similar looking to Scathophagidae
It's build and posture sure look a lot like a dung fly, but I haven't seen any speckled ones.
… Andrew Williams, 4 June, 2009 - 5:45pm login or register to post comments

 
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It does look pretty similar, I wonder if dung flies and marsh flies are closely related?
… Ben Van Allen, 4 June, 2009 - 7:02pm login or register to post comments

 
not exactly related
very different lineages
… v belov, 4 June, 2009 - 7:15pm login or register to post comments

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