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Diptera - Besseria brevipennis
Copyright © 2017 Gary Alpert

Diptera - Besseria brevipennis
16 km SE Flagstaff, Walnut Canyon National Monument, Coconino County, Arizona, USA
May 8, 2017
Cliff edge, WP 246, 1962 m, 35° 10' 19.9"N 111° 30' 50.3"W, Pitfall trap # 4 (8 days), Collectors: Gary Alpert
Deposited in the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) for the National Park Service

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Contributed by Gary Alpert on 27 November, 2017 - 11:33am
Last updated 28 November, 2017 - 7:53am

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… John F. Carr, 27 November, 2017 - 4:44pm login or register to post comments

 
John
I found this fly below in the genus Gymnosoma.
(Colorado) The wing veins and antennae don't seem to match that genus and I believe that Dr. Woodley may have misidentified it. That one seems to match the fly that you linked, above.
… Bob Biagi, 27 November, 2017 - 6:35pm login or register to post comments

 
Confusing
That fly appears to have smaller antennae than Besseria.
… John F. Carr, 28 November, 2017 - 4:55pm login or register to post comments

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