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small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana

small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana
walnut creek, California, USA
September 10, 2015
Size: 6-7 mm
Adding more photos of this rare specimen (which is the northernmost record of the species)

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small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana small true fly(?) with long tail and long back legs - Leptopteromyia americana

Fabulous shots Cuneyt ! Was t
Fabulous shots Cuneyt ! Was the webspinner photo you showed yesterday (on flickr.com) taken from the same locality as this Leptopteromyia ?

 
Thanks
Thanks Dr. Fisher,
Yes both from our backyard (94598 zip code).

For the records: I submitted the picture of the webspinner for the expert opinions: http://bugguide.net/node/view/1140303

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