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Orthonevra - Orthonevra nitida
Copyright © 2010 john and jane balaban

Orthonevra - Orthonevra nitida
Bunker Hill Forest Preserve, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
July 20, 2010
Size: ~4mm
Close up image of the species we find on Eryngium yuccifolium. We don't know what it takes to get a species ID.
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Contributed by john and jane balaban on 24 July, 2010 - 3:41pm
Last updated 30 March, 2011 - 8:13pm

Moved
Moved from Orthonevra.
… John F. Carr, 30 March, 2011 - 8:13pm login or register to post comments

Two ways to get a species ID on this
1. Authority - obtain an expert opinion
2. Chutzpa - just claim your name

Call it Orthonevra nitida, if you'd like. Apparently, there are seven species, though only that one is represented here. I wonder if there really are that many - or if there ever were. Such discrepancy comes up time and time again, particularly with flies.

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… Ron Hemberger, 24 July, 2010 - 6:03pm login or register to post comments

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