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Polymera rogersiana
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Copyright © 2011
Brad Barnd
Fly -
Polymera rogersiana
Rotonda West, Charlotte County, Florida, USA
June 10, 2011
Size: 4 to 5 mm
Collected at UV light. Any ideas? Antennae are banded with white, though its not very visible here.
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Contributed by
Brad Barnd
on 9 November, 2011 - 9:39pm
Last updated 10 December, 2011 - 7:53pm
Moved
Moved from
Crane Flies
.
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Chen Young
, 9 December, 2011 - 12:11pm
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Moved
Moved from
Flies
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Brad Barnd
, 10 November, 2011 - 11:09pm
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Crane fly?
If it has two complete anal veins it's a crane fly. If it has one it's a mystery.
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John F. Carr
, 10 November, 2011 - 4:20pm
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that was my thought
but I couldn't find anything quite like it in the guide (maybe I didn't look hard enough)
does have two complete anal veins and 12 segments to flagellum. Maybe Limoniidae?
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Brad Barnd
, 10 November, 2011 - 11:08pm
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added images of mounted specimen
I now see the v-shaped mesonotal suture, which I couldn't see on the wet specimen.
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Brad Barnd
, 12 November, 2011 - 9:21am
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Male crane fly
of
Polymera rogersiana
. Here is an
image
of a species in the same genus from South America. The long and multi-segmented antennae with long hair is one of the features of this genus. New for Bugguide. - Chen
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Chen Young
, 9 December, 2011 - 12:07pm
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Thanks Chen!
A very striking fly to say the least.
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Brad Barnd
, 9 December, 2011 - 3:11pm
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