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Heleomyzid in California - Suillia barberi
Copyright © 2009 Harsi S. Parker

Heleomyzid in California - Suillia barberi
Webb Canyon , ~2000 ft. altitude, Los Angeles County, California, USA
February 27, 2009
I'll admit that I haven't done any research yet on what this fly might be -- just thought I'd put it out there and see if anyone could give me a good lead to follow. I thought that the pattern on the wings and the head were somewhat distinctive...

Photographed in shade on a rock in front of my neighbor's house (adjacent to a horse pasture). Surrounding habitat is chaparral and mixed oak.

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Contributed by Harsi S. Parker on 18 July, 2009 - 12:30am
Last updated 29 July, 2009 - 3:53pm

Moved
Moved from Suillia.
… Harsi S. Parker, 23 July, 2009 - 2:18pm login or register to post comments

Suillia barberi (Darlington)
No doubt !
… Andrzej J. Woznica, 23 July, 2009 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

 
You've made me extremely happy!
Thank you so much for reviewing my image, Andrzej, and providing me with a species ID! I only wish I had been able to take more images of this very interesting fly. Hopefully they'll be another opportunity for me in the future...
… Harsi S. Parker, 23 July, 2009 - 2:21pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Joel Kits, 18 July, 2009 - 10:55am login or register to post comments

 
Superb!
Thanks, Joel, for confirming the ID. Glad I was on the right track and also managed to learn a fair bit about Heleomyzidae (a new family for me!) in the process.
… Harsi S. Parker, 18 July, 2009 - 1:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… v belov, 18 July, 2009 - 2:22am login or register to post comments

Hmmm... Is Heleomyzidae a possibility?
Still need to do some more poking around, but I think some of the characteristics of my fly match up with those listed in the Identification section here.
… Harsi S. Parker, 18 July, 2009 - 1:07am login or register to post comments

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