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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Diaphorinae » Chrysotus
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Long-Legged Fly (Probably Chrysotus) - Chrysotus - female
Copyright © 2006 Ron Hemberger

Long-Legged Fly (Probably Chrysotus) - Chrysotus - Female
Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange County, California, USA
December 19, 2006
Size: ~6mm
Might be long-legged fly, but legs looked short for that, plus I couldn't determine if body was tapered.
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Contributed by Ron Hemberger on 19 December, 2006 - 8:52pm
Last updated 8 January, 2007 - 4:50pm

Moved
Moved from Longlegged Flies.
… Ron Hemberger, 8 January, 2007 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

Dolichopodidae.
I would concur with your initial assessment. Not all dolichopodids have long legs, and females (the gender of which I believe this specimen is) have an unmodified abdomen.
… Eric R. Eaton, 21 December, 2006 - 12:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Good to know
Thanks, Eric. I continue to be puzzled at how the definitions for some insects are so narrow, while others are so tight. Sometime, I think I should have stuck to butterflies, but the flies are much more interesting.
… Ron Hemberger, 21 December, 2006 - 2:17pm login or register to post comments

 
Dolichopodidae
This is a dolichopodid, probably in the genus Chrysotus
… Norm Woodley, 8 January, 2007 - 1:52pm login or register to post comments

 
Looks right to me
I've seen a lot of these, and the wings often look iridescent. A Bug Guide image has that same look. Thanks again, Norm.
… Ron Hemberger, 8 January, 2007 - 4:41pm login or register to post comments

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