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Water str*ider mimics? - Brachydeutera
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Water str*ider mimics? - Brachydeutera
San Joaquin Marsh, Irvine, Orange County, California, USA
November 15, 2006
Size: ~5-7mm body length
Saw several flies land on still water adjacent to a small stream. They'd land, then take off, the same way flies will do on foliage. I'd like to know who they are and what they were about? Anyone have answers?
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 15 November, 2006 - 3:28pm
Last updated 22 October, 2007 - 6:01pm

Moved
Moved from Shore Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 22 October, 2007 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the ID and move.
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… Ron Hemberger, 22 October, 2007 - 7:06pm login or register to post comments

Brachydeutera
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… Matthias Buck, 22 October, 2007 - 6:01pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 13 February, 2007 - 8:35pm login or register to post comments

Shore flies or brine flies.
These are definitely flies (order Diptera), and most likely shore flies (Ephydridae), though I can't rule out similar families that exist in seashore habitats.
… Eric R. Eaton, 16 November, 2006 - 12:13pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Eric
This was my first sighting and hopefully, I'll get more definitive photos in the future.

(Written later)
Good info on shore flies at:
… Ron Hemberger, 16 November, 2006 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

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