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Small fly - Lonchoptera
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Small fly - Lonchoptera
Bolton, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 22, 2005
Size: 4mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 23 August, 2005 - 10:40pm
Last updated 16 February, 2007 - 10:13am

Moved
Moved from Pointed-winged Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 16 February, 2007 - 10:13am login or register to post comments

Family Lonchopteridae
Hello Tom,
This is a fly that belongs in the family Lonchopteridae! A small primitive family with not so much genera. Maybe it belongs to the genus Lonchoptera, but I'm not sure of that!
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 24 August, 2005 - 3:18am login or register to post comments

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