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Diptera

Diptera
Lake Mead National Recreation Area, Nevada, USA
April 30, 2017
Diptera. Possibly ephydridae?
Found in pitfall trap at Lake Mead NRA along the Las Vegas Wash. Desert riparian habitat.

Photo taken by Kitan Guese

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Diptera Diptera Diptera

Moved
Moved from Flies.

Heleomyzidae
subfamily Heleomyzinae

Not Ephydridae
Not Ephydridae. Maybe Trixoscelis. Can you get a better lit picture of the thorax?

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