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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Aschiza" » Platypezoidea » Pointed-winged Flies (Lonchopteridae) » Lonchoptera » Lonchoptera bifurcata
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Fly - Lonchoptera bifurcata
Copyright © 2010 Bill Johnson

Fly - Lonchoptera bifurcata
Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, USA
June 12, 2010
A neat looking fly. Any ID for it? There are 2 more views being added for help. Thanks.

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Fly - Lonchoptera bifurcata Fly - Lonchoptera bifurcata Fly - Lonchoptera bifurcata
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Contributed by Bill Johnson on 13 June, 2010 - 1:12pm
Last updated 29 July, 2012 - 4:59pm

Moved
Moved from Lonchoptera.
… Brad Barnd, 29 July, 2012 - 4:59pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 14 June, 2010 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

Spear-winged fly.
I'm sorry, I forget the family and genus names.
… Eric R. Eaton, 13 June, 2010 - 6:53pm login or register to post comments

 
According to my Borror DeLong
According to my Borror DeLong book - the family name is Lonchopteridae and they mention only four NA species all in the genus Lonchoptera. Hope that helps. Thanks for getting to the Spear-winged part.
… Bill Johnson, 13 June, 2010 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

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