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Shiny, black, slow fly - Lonchaea
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

Shiny, black, slow fly - Lonchaea
Nashua, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
March 18, 2006
Size: about 3 mm
Posterior thingy everted.

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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 31 March, 2006 - 11:33pm
Last updated 3 April, 2006 - 5:34pm

Lonchaeidae: Lonchaea sp.
While I am not sure about the genus (they aren't easy to separate), there are a lot of species of Lonchaea in NH, and very few in the other genera.
… Donald S. Chandler, 3 April, 2006 - 12:48pm login or register to post comments

 
So labeled, so moved.
Thank you, Don.
… Jim McClarin, 3 April, 2006 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

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