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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Nemestrinoidea » Small-headed Flies (Acroceridae) » Acrocera
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Fly - Acrocera
Copyright © 2009 Phil Huntley-Franck

Fly - Acrocera
Elkton, Douglas County, Oregon, USA
July 11, 2009
I'm only assuming it's a fly and not a berry because it has two wings.

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Contributed by Phil Huntley-Franck on 29 October, 2009 - 10:46pm
Last updated 31 October, 2009 - 3:00pm

Moved
Moved from Small-headed Flies.
… v belov, 31 October, 2009 - 3:00pm login or register to post comments

nice series!! hope Dennis Haines will give us a name
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 29 October, 2009 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

 
Now that you gave me a direction to look,
I've been snooping around the guide. I'm guessing Dennis will say Acrocera orbicula, especially since I did find it in a tall stalk of hay grass, and at first I thought it was a small ladybug (about 5mm).

And yes, Scott, this one did fly. It took off slowly and deliberately, kind of like a ladybug. I tried for an in-flight image, but all I got was a blur (still trying to figure out my camera).
… Phil Huntley-Franck, 30 October, 2009 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Definitely Acrocera, but the
Definitely Acrocera, but the pictures of the wing venation aren't quite sharp enough for me to make a species determination. I'm leaning towards Acrocera obsoleta based on the dark venter, but there are several other possibilities.
… Dennis Haines, 31 October, 2009 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Interesting...
Can it actually fly with those tiny wings? It's huge!
… Scott Justis, 30 October, 2009 - 8:37am login or register to post comments

 
how do you know her tummy isn't helium-filled?
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… v belov, 31 October, 2009 - 2:59pm login or register to post comments

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