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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Microphorinae » Parathalassius » Parathalassius abela
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Fly - Parathalassius abela
Copyright © 2015 Alice Abela

Fly - Parathalassius abela
Surf Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
March 10, 2015
Size: ~4mm
Found in sandy coastal fore dune habitat on beach bur (Ambrosia chamissonis)
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Contributed by Alice Abela on 10 March, 2015 - 9:25pm
Last updated 1 September, 2017 - 1:10pm

Moved
Moved from Parathalassius.
… Alice Abela, 1 September, 2017 - 1:10pm login or register to post comments

Nice!
I was wondering where these interesting flies would end up.
… John Rosenfeld, 15 March, 2015 - 10:50am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 15 March, 2015 - 10:22am login or register to post comments

Microphorinae
I think I got it. The similar beach flies are Parathalassius or possibly a related genus, family Dolichopodidae sensu lato.
… John F. Carr, 15 March, 2015 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 15 March, 2015 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

Confusing
Closest I can find is Anthalia, but I wonder if I should be looking in the Aschiza instead.
… John F. Carr, 15 March, 2015 - 9:26am login or register to post comments

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