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Family Lonchaeidae - Lance Flies

Dasiops · Earomyia · Lonchaea · Lamprolonchaea · Silba

Genus Dasiops
Fly female inserting eggs - Dasiops - female

Genus Earomyia
Earomyia - Earomyia aberrans Earomyia - Earomyia aberrans Earomyia - Earomyia aberrans Earomyia melnickae - Earomyia - male Earomyia melnickae - Earomyia - female Earomyia melnickae - Earomyia - female Earomyia melnickae - Earomyia - male Earomyia melnickae - Earomyia - female

Genus Lonchaea
small black shiny fly on stump - Lonchaea BFly - Lonchaea Fly - Lonchaea Fly - Lonchaea Shiny black fly - Lonchaea Lonchaeidae? - Lonchaea Lonchaea? - Lonchaea - female Small dark metallic fly - Lonchaea - female

Genus Lamprolonchaea
Small metallic-green Fly with black face and pale tarsi on Manroot - Lamprolonchaea smaragdi - female Small metallic-green Fly with black face and pale tarsi on Manroot - Lamprolonchaea smaragdi - female Small metallic-green Fly with black face and pale tarsi on Manroot - Lamprolonchaea smaragdi Lonchaeidae on avocado - Lamprolonchaea smaragdi Diptera; Lonchaeidae; Lamprolonchaea smaragdi - Lamprolonchaea smaragdi Diptera; Lonchaeidae; Lamprolonchaea smaragdi - Lamprolonchaea smaragdi Diptera; Lonchaeidae; Lamprolonchaea smaragdi - Lamprolonchaea smaragdi Diptera; Lonchaeidae; Lamprolonchaea smaragdi - Lamprolonchaea smaragdi

Genus Silba
Silba fumosa Silba fumosa


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