Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
 

Register · Log In
HomeGuideID RequestRecentFrassForumsDonateHelp
Clickable Guide
Moths Butterflies Flies Caterpillars Flies Dragonflies Flies Mantids Cockroaches Bees and Wasps Walkingsticks Earwigs Ants Termites Hoppers and Kin Hoppers and Kin Beetles True Bugs Fleas Grasshoppers and Kin Ticks Spiders Scorpions Centipedes Millipedes

Calendar
BugGuide Gathering
Smoky Mountains
University of Tennessee Biological Field Station
August 8-10, 2008
Details...
 
Photos from the last gathering (Minnesota 2007)

TaxonomyBrowseInfoImagesLinksBooksData
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Tabanomorpha » Snipe Flies (Rhagionidae)
Photo#36284
Black fly
Copyright © 2004 Patrick Alexander

Black fly
McCormick's Creek, Owen County, Indiana, USA
June 1, 2004
Only ever saw one of these...
tag · login or register to post comments
Contributed by Patrick Alexander on 4 November, 2005 - 12:14am
Last updated 10 February, 2006 - 4:24pm

Rhagionidae?
Strongly reminiscent of a snipe fly. Very nice portrait!
… Eric R. Eaton, 23 November, 2005 - 1:36pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
Yeah, after dinking around a while, I think you're right. If you took the gold dorsal patch off Chrysopilus thoracicus it seems like you'd have this guy...

Patrick Alexander
http://boechera.nmsu.edu/~paalexan/
… Patrick Alexander, 6 December, 2005 - 5:16pm login or register to post comments

Comment viewing options
Select your preferred way to display the comments and click 'Save settings' to activate your changes.

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2008 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by Iowa State University Entomology.

Printer Friendly Version 		Terms of Use
Privacy Policy
Site Map
Contact