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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Ulidiinae » Ulidiini » Physiphora » Physiphora alceae
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A funny little fly - Physiphora alceae - female
Copyright © 2015 Salvador Vitanza

A funny little fly - Physiphora alceae - Female
El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA
July 31, 2015
This little fly seemed to be searching actively, but then it would stop for a few seconds and move its forelegs like trying to grab on to something.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 31 July, 2015 - 10:03pm
Last updated 20 February, 2019 - 3:04pm

Moved
Moved from Physiphora.
… Martin Hauser, 7 March, 2016 - 10:43am login or register to post comments

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… John F. Carr, 18 August, 2015 - 7:33am login or register to post comments

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Phsyiphora
Phsyiphora
… John F. Carr, 31 July, 2015 - 10:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you John!
I appreciate your kind help, but a quick Google search on this genus resulted in: "No results found for Phsyiphora". I could not find it in BG either.
… Salvador Vitanza, 31 July, 2015 - 10:27pm login or register to post comments

 
I used to be able to spell.
I used to be able to spell.
… John F. Carr, 1 August, 2015 - 6:55am login or register to post comments

 
Try
Physiphora
… Yurika Alexander, 31 July, 2015 - 10:45pm login or register to post comments

 
That did it!
And it seems like a match. I appreciate your kind help.
… Salvador Vitanza, 31 July, 2015 - 10:49pm login or register to post comments

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