Fly - Rachicerus - BugGuide.Net

Female obscuripennis?

I think this is the female of Rachicerus obscuripennis; the male antenna is more ornamented and that of the other black species (R. nitidus) unornamented.

… John F. Carr, 31 July, 2011 - 2:24pm

Thanks,

John, I appreciate the ID and the explanation.

… Nancy Kent, 31 July, 2011 - 3:04pm

Moved

Moved from Flies.

… Keith Bayless, 24 June, 2011 - 4:55pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

I'll bet JC's right. Let's see if the experts agree.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 June, 2011 - 11:46am

I'm seeing halteres, so it's a fly.

Exactly what kind of fly, I'm not sure (those antennae are odd). I'll do some looking around--and others may recognize it in the meantime.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 17 June, 2011 - 11:00am

Thanks,

I'm glad to read that the antennae seem odd to expert you, too, and not just to novice me.

… Nancy Kent, 17 June, 2011 - 11:23am

Maybe a Xylophagid of some so

Maybe a Xylophagid of some sort. Some of them have antennae similar to this.

… JC Jones, 17 June, 2011 - 11:20am

Thanks,

for your input, JC. Those do look similar.

… Nancy Kent, 17 June, 2011 - 11:25am