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Another xylomyid fly? - Xylophagus reflectens
Copyright © 2006 Jim McClarin

Another xylomyid fly? - Xylophagus reflectens
Hudson, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA
May 2, 2006
Size: 8 - 9 mm
Found on a rainy day beneath loose bark on a standing dead deciduous tree near a small pond.

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Another xylomyid fly? - Xylophagus reflectens Another xylomyid fly? - Xylophagus reflectens Another xylomyid fly? - Xylophagus reflectens Another xylomyid fly? - Xylophagus reflectens
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Contributed by Jim McClarin on 3 May, 2006 - 8:09pm
Last updated 23 May, 2006 - 7:02pm

Update:
Don Chandler says this is Xylophagus reflectens, fairly common in NH.
… Jim McClarin, 23 May, 2006 - 7:00pm login or register to post comments

Xylomyidae: Xylomya sp.
I think so, if the abdomen is orangish then definitely so.
… Donald S. Chandler, 4 May, 2006 - 7:50am login or register to post comments

good lord
Two in one month? Impressive. There are five specimens in our large insect museum in AR.
… Herschel Raney, 3 May, 2006 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Actually three :-), assuming this is one
The pupa I found in the container with the other specimen, as I expected, produced another of the same species. and both, plus opened puparium, are now in alcohol for shipment to Don Chandler at UNH. I'll post pix when I get time.
… Jim McClarin, 4 May, 2006 - 5:32am login or register to post comments

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