Dipteran - Anthrax irroratus

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… John S. Ascher, 7 August, 2015 - 10:31am

Female!

Josh, why didn't you leave her in ID Request for more than one minute? She looks like a female Anthrax irroratus. Here is one for your reference, from Ontario, that shows the wing patterns better:

Here is a look at a male's face, also from Ontario:

Good Luck!

… Bob Biagi, 7 August, 2015 - 8:57am

Looks Good and question

Bob, Thanks. It certainly looks good for Anthrax irroratus.
About keeping it in ID request, I was told by someone to tag image to as far as I was sure I could get it (in this case I knew it was a dipteran) and then untag it in images and that the rest would occur automatically. I take it that was incorrect advice. Is there a way I could have moved it to dipterans and kept it in "ID request" or should I not have moved it into dipterans.
Thanks again,
Josh

… josh lincoln, 7 August, 2015 - 9:05am

Timing and Prefrences

Josh, you can put them wherever you want and load straight to Diptera, but a spider scientist or a wasp expert will not normally be looking there, even if they know the exact species of many other creatures. I suggest that you leave your easy ones, like this one post, in "ID Request" for at least a few hours. That way many other people can help you and then; you won't have to wait for several weeks for the Dipteran experts to get around to your image. I hope that this helps you.

… Bob Biagi, 7 August, 2015 - 9:19am

Very Helpful

That explains it well. Thanks a lot.
Josh

… josh lincoln, 7 August, 2015 - 9:25am

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Moved from Flies.

… Ken Wolgemuth, 7 August, 2015 - 8:00am

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Moved from ID Request.

… josh lincoln, 7 August, 2015 - 6:17am