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Empis spectabilis
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Copyright © 2016
Robert Lord Zimlich
Fly -
Empis spectabilis
-
Mobile (Dog River), Mobile County, Alabama, USA
February 3, 2016
Size: ~8mm (overall)
Perhaps a
Empis
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Contributed by
Robert Lord Zimlich
on 3 February, 2016 - 1:09pm
Last updated 14 April, 2018 - 6:31pm
Moved
Moved from
Empis
.
…
John F. Carr
, 14 April, 2018 - 6:31pm
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Moved
Moved from
Dance Flies
.
…
Robert Lord Zimlich
, 4 March, 2016 - 1:40pm
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Moved to Dance Flies
Moved from
Flies
.
Perhaps
Empis spectabilis
, based on "the way the genitalia are bent downward is distinctive."
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Robert Lord Zimlich
, 3 February, 2016 - 1:59pm
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Empis
It's an
Empis
, and it could be
spectabilis
. That is supposed to be a more northern species.
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John F. Carr
, 3 February, 2016 - 7:41pm
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Empididae
Empididae
Compare mouthparts.
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Bill Dean
, 3 February, 2016 - 1:18pm
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