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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Dance Flies (Empididae) » Hemerodromiinae » Chelipodini
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Dance Fly
Copyright © 2009 Karl Hillig

Dance Fly
Ballston lake, Saratoga County, New York, USA
July 8, 2009
Size: ~ 2 mm
Is there any hope in identifying this tiny fly? All help appreciated.
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Contributed by Karl Hillig on 10 July, 2009 - 9:22pm
Last updated 17 January, 2013 - 7:17pm

Moved
Moved from Hemerodromiinae.
… John F. Carr, 17 January, 2013 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Empidoidea.

Might be recognizable to an expert. I can't key it with this picture.
… John F. Carr, 9 December, 2010 - 5:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Might be easier
Apparently the long antenna forms formerly split between genera are now combined in Chelipoda. I still want an expert to make the call.
… John F. Carr, 9 December, 2010 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John.
I reprocessed the image, so it's a little sharper now. I'll have to keep an out out for more.
… Karl Hillig, 9 December, 2010 - 5:58pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 10 August, 2009 - 4:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Karl Hillig, 18 July, 2009 - 9:13am login or register to post comments

Dance fly.
Either family Empididae or Hybotidae. Note raptorial forelegs. Very cool find!
… Eric R. Eaton, 12 July, 2009 - 9:54pm login or register to post comments

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