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little fly
Copyright © 2006 Kerry S. Matz

little fly
Salt Lake City, N40°46.727'W111°52.629'ele4609', Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
August 23, 2006
Size: 2.1mm
Chilled, ID directions?

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Contributed by Kerry S. Matz on 29 August, 2006 - 8:39pm
Last updated 30 August, 2006 - 1:17am

With the small head, many bri
With the small head, many bristles and reduced wing venation, it is clearly a Phoridae. But which genus....?
… Martin Hauser, 30 August, 2006 - 1:17am login or register to post comments

 
Megaselia?
Megaselia scalaris is the most abundant household pest species, according to Dr. Brian Brown at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. Don't know what situation this one was found in.
… Eric R. Eaton, 30 August, 2006 - 4:07pm login or register to post comments

 
Found
in a house, since only one was found, can't say it would qualify as a pest. It does look very much like the Megaselia posted on this site. Thanks all for the ID work.
… Kerry S. Matz, 31 August, 2006 - 9:06am login or register to post comments

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