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Shore Flies Genus Ochthera mantis complex - Ochthera
Copyright © 2015 Kurt Hennige

Shore Flies Genus Ochthera mantis complex - Ochthera
Bath, Lennox and Addington, Ontario, Canada
August 8, 2015
Size: 4-5 mm
Is this Ochthera tuberculata?. My backyard has small wetland with a creek running thru it, and this flies were very common along the wateredge. Their display of their front legs to expose a white spot reminded me on Fiddler crabs. They seem to hop away rather than fly.

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Contributed by Kurt Hennige on 19 August, 2015 - 6:47am
Last updated 2 September, 2015 - 1:03pm

Probably tuberculata
Probably Ochthera tuberculata, if the fore tarsi really are pale and not black and overexposed.
… John F. Carr, 19 August, 2015 - 8:57pm

 
Probably tuberculata
I caught one of the flies today and confirmed with a hand lens the fore tarsi is black. I exchanged some of the photos for clearer pics.
… Kurt Hennige, 20 August, 2015 - 1:17pm

 
mantis complex
O. mantis complex. They are hard to identify to species. This one was identifiable because there are only two likely species in Pennsylvania and the shape of the fifth sternite was visible:
… John F. Carr, 20 August, 2015 - 7:17pm

Moved
Moved from Ochthera tuberculata.
… Kurt Hennige, 19 August, 2015 - 7:04am

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