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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sphaeroceroidea » Lesser Dung Flies (Sphaeroceridae) » Copromyzinae
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Lesser Dung Fly?
Copyright © 2010 tom murray

Lesser Dung Fly?
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
January 1, 2010
Size: 3.2mm
Found on the snow.
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Contributed by tom murray on 1 January, 2010 - 9:21pm
Last updated 4 February, 2010 - 6:23pm

Moved
Moved from Lesser Dung Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 4 February, 2010 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

Thanks Eric
And it looks like it might be the same as this one.
… tom murray, 2 January, 2010 - 1:42pm login or register to post comments

Yes
The short first tarsal segment on the hind leg is easily visible here and is a key characteristic for that family. Nice shot.
… Eric R. Eaton, 2 January, 2010 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

Hi Tom
I'm having so much fun being amazed by how many creatures you encountered today.
I'll have to find a marsh and shake some cattails.

Lynn
… Lynn Bergen, 1 January, 2010 - 9:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Lynn,
Winter can yield some nice bugs that you won't find in the summer. Today was about 35 degrees, so I took a walk for a few hours through the woods and by a couple of swamps. When it's above freezing, there's a fair number of bugs to be found out on the snow, especially spiders. At least this way I don't have to wait for Spring to find some bugs.
… tom murray, 1 January, 2010 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Tom
Today I was out for about 45 minutes and saw a woodlouse, a few springtails and a midge (which got away) and was surprised to see them.
You have really inspired me to take a closer look. One advantage must also be that they are a little slowed down by the cold.

Thanks Tom.
… Lynn Bergen, 1 January, 2010 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Slowed down?
I collect the bugs in plastic vials and take them home to photograph. Only thing is that chilling in the fridge doesn't work very well since they're active when it's above freezing. On some I have to put them in the freezer for one to one and a half minutes. Just long enough to make them stop for a few seconds, but not quite long enough to kill them.
… tom murray, 1 January, 2010 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

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