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Small, black fly - male
Copyright © 2016 Bob Webster

Small, black fly - Male
North Crestone Creek, Saguache County, Colorado, USA
July 29, 2016
Size: 6.7 mm
There were a lot of these in the area.
11,500' elevation

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Contributed by Bob Webster on 3 August, 2016 - 5:09pm
Last updated 3 August, 2016 - 7:25pm

Modified legs
The modified legs might make it one of the high elevation Thricops.
… John F. Carr, 3 August, 2016 - 5:50pm

 
cf. septentrionalis
Maybe Thricops septentrionalis, following the lead of the paper that lumped it with spiniger on the basis of DNA barcoding.
… John F. Carr, 3 August, 2016 - 7:56pm

 
Thanks! I forgot to mention t
Thanks! I forgot to mention the elevation.
… Bob Webster, 3 August, 2016 - 7:25pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 3 August, 2016 - 5:48pm

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