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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Small-headed Flies (Acroceridae) » Eulonchus » Eulonchus marginatus
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Eulonchus ? - Eulonchus marginatus - female
Copyright © 2013 Gary McDonald

Eulonchus ? - Eulonchus marginatus - Female
1.7 mi. NNW. of Antelope Fire Control Station, Willow Springs, San Benito County, California, USA
May 15, 2013
Size: 9.4mm length.
While hiking back up the trail after photographing a Delphinium, I saw this guy on Cirsium occidentale; he exhibited no movement, so I assumed he was dead, much like this individual . So I took a couple of photos with the Nikon 60mm macro and then hiked back up to my truck to get the Canon MP-E 65mm in order to take closer photos. When I returned to the thistle, he was still there and hadn't moved, so I took more photos. When I placed the collection container over him, he started to move, obviously not dead after all.
36.66746°N, 121.03372°W; 2678 ft. elevation.
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Contributed by Gary McDonald on 16 May, 2013 - 12:07pm
Last updated 30 September, 2016 - 12:09pm

Moved
Moved from Eulonchus.
… Dennis Haines, 30 September, 2016 - 12:09pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Eulonchus.
… v belov, 16 May, 2013 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Dennis Haines, 16 May, 2013 - 12:35pm login or register to post comments

Great catch Gary!
Definitely Eulonchus. It looks like the new species I collected just south of Panoche a couple years ago. Your specimens are coming from the hills just across the valley, so its probably the same thing, but I'll need to see them. I have a couple of friends that are starting to work on revising the genus. At last!!!
… Dennis Haines, 16 May, 2013 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

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