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Long beaked fly
Copyright © 2017 Red Admiral

Long beaked fly
Carlotta, Humboldt County, California, USA
March 20, 2017
Size: 12 mm
Found this one crawling up my "T" shirt after checking a light trap for moths. It was relatively slow moving, and very reluctant to fly.

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Contributed by Red Admiral on 21 March, 2017 - 3:11am
Last updated 23 March, 2017 - 7:54pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Bob Biagi, 23 March, 2017 - 7:54pm login or register to post comments

Empidini
Looks like Empis or Rhamphomyia.
… John F. Carr, 23 March, 2017 - 7:17pm login or register to post comments

Moved for expert attention
Moved from ID Request.

Nice catch! This might be a female Dance Fly, possibly something new in the subfamily Empidinae, but I'm not sure. If you have a wing shot, that might help.
Let's see what the experts say.
… Bob Biagi, 23 March, 2017 - 6:36pm login or register to post comments

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