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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Acalyptratae » Stalk-eyed Flies (Diopsidae) » Sphyracephala » Sphyracephala brevicornis
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Stalk-eyed Fly - Sphyracephala brevicornis
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Stalk-eyed Fly - Sphyracephala brevicornis
Harvard, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
September 20, 2005
Size: 4mm

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Contributed by tom murray on 21 September, 2005 - 9:09pm
Last updated 14 February, 2007 - 4:23pm

Moved
Moved from Sphyracephala.
… Keith Bayless, 14 February, 2007 - 4:23pm login or register to post comments

stalkeyed fly?
Diopsidae? This page says there's only one species in North America, but nearctica.com lists two.
… Robin McLeod, 21 September, 2005 - 9:45pm login or register to post comments

 
Sphyracephala
I could only find images of Sphyracephala brevicornis, and Cedar Creek has one that looks like mine, but the other site shows one with a red abdomen, and yellow legs and part of the face is yellow too.
http://biodiversity.georgetown.edu/searchfiles/infosearch.cfm?view=all&IDNumber=998
So I'll place it by genus, and not down to species. Thanks for the ID.
… tom murray, 21 September, 2005 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Fantastic addition to Bugguide!
What a find, Tom:-) I've only collected one specimen, in Cincinnati; and had never seen an adequate image of one. Your shots are superb. Nice work!
… Eric R. Eaton, 22 September, 2005 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Eric
I guess that if I'm out enough, sometimes I'll get lucky. This one was cooperative enough for me to get 4 shots before it dissapeared.
… tom murray, 22 September, 2005 - 5:21pm login or register to post comments

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