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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha
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Diptera
Copyright © 2017 Andrew Simon

Diptera
Galiano Island, Galiano Island, British Columbia, Canada
May 12, 2017
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Contributed by Andrew Simon on 23 November, 2017 - 1:14am
Last updated 7 March, 2018 - 6:40pm

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… John F. Carr, 7 March, 2018 - 6:40pm login or register to post comments

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Unusual wing veins.
… John F. Carr, 24 December, 2017 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
conjecture
After you pointed out the wing venation I noticed that a fly Joel Gibson recently reported for Galiano has a similar appearance.

Clinocera trunca

perhaps this photo doesn't provide enough to go on, but I thought I would throw that out there.
… Andrew Simon, 16 January, 2018 - 7:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Something else
I think it's something else. Clinocera has a narrow wing, for example.

I was tempted to place it in the Empidoidea but there are a few other Orthorrhapha it reminds me of too.

Have you tried to use a key in Manual of Nearctic Diptera?
… John F. Carr, 16 January, 2018 - 7:47pm login or register to post comments

 
embarrased
Hi John, Thanks for your commentary. I'm embarrassed to have thrown something out there with such little knowledge of Diptera. One day I should hope to get around to it! I am actually pursuing my graduate work on Bombus, so you never know.
… Andrew Simon, 17 January, 2018 - 1:11am login or register to post comments

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