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Which fly am I, please?
Copyright © 2007 Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City

Which fly am I, please?
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
May 26, 2007
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Contributed by Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City on 26 May, 2007 - 8:40pm
Last updated 23 April, 2009 - 4:40pm

Moved
Moved from Midges.
… John F. Carr, 15 January, 2009 - 10:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 19 August, 2007 - 7:32pm login or register to post comments

Pretty sure it's a midge
Long front legs are a clue. I think bushy antennae indicate a male.
… Ron Hemberger, 26 May, 2007 - 9:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Big
for a midge, it seems to me from my limited engagement with the group.
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 26 May, 2007 - 9:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Jumbo Shrimp
The info section here has it...
Size: 1-10 mm, a few larger, 13 mm or more?
… Ron Hemberger, 26 May, 2007 - 10:05pm login or register to post comments

 
Coins
would make a good standard for larger insects. Even the more well-known insects would make good standards for most people.

Examples:
Apis mellifera for bees.
Coccinella spp. for beetles.

Also, knowing the measurements of the leaves and or flowers of the plant it is on can be helpful. [Ex: My specimen is on a Trifolium pratense with "leaflets oval or elliptic to cuneate-obovate, 1–3 cm long, 0.5–1.5 cm broad..."

Source: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Trifolium_pratense.html
… Thomas Wilson of Armistead Gardens in Baltimore City, 26 May, 2007 - 10:15pm login or register to post comments

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