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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Orthorrhapha" (Brachycera excluding Aschiza and Schizophora) » Xylophagomorpha » Xylophagidae
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Some kind of fly...
Copyright © 2006 Nicole

Some kind of fly...
Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada
April 29, 2006
Size: 1.5 cm
Found in a wet area of mixed woods.
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Contributed by Nicole on 30 April, 2006 - 1:44pm
Last updated 15 September, 2008 - 8:30am

Moved
Moved from Wood Gnats.
… Matthias Buck, 15 September, 2008 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

Not a nematoceran
I believe this is a Xylophagus even though the coloration of the body seems odd. Note the forked wing vein R4+5, and veins CuA2 and A1 almost meeting at the wing margin. I'll move to family level for further checking by an Orthorrhapha expert.
… Matthias Buck, 15 September, 2008 - 8:30am login or register to post comments

 
Could it be a X.cinctus? The
Could it be a X.cinctus? The females should have orange tergite 2-4...
… Miles Zhang, 18 September, 2008 - 12:36am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 19 February, 2007 - 10:55pm login or register to post comments

Anisopodidae: Sylvicola sp.
Doesn't look like one of our species here, but pretty sure it is a Sylvicola.
… Donald S. Chandler, 30 April, 2006 - 6:23pm login or register to post comments

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