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Atrichomelina pubera
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Copyright © 2018
Jim Moore
Small Fly -
Atrichomelina pubera
Mountain Meadows Reservoir area next to Westwood, elevation 5050ft, Lassen County, California, USA
September 5, 2016
My thanks again for any further ID help for this interesting fly!
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Contributed by
Jim Moore
on 1 February, 2018 - 12:27am
Last updated 2 February, 2018 - 2:43pm
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John F. Carr
, 1 February, 2018 - 4:39pm
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Sciomyzini?
Sciomyzini?
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John F. Carr
, 1 February, 2018 - 6:50am
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Sciomyzini?
First, thank you John for all your help with my flies!
Having compared images of this fly with the other Sciomyzini images, I see the following similarities with
Atrichomelina pubera
(
1
)
: white fore protarsus; very similar face
(
2
)
; very similar thorax patterns, and darkened medial cross vein,
(
3
)
; and overall just very similar looking (all of which does not necessarily means a species match). According to this source
The Marsh Flies of California: (Diptera, Sciomyzidae)
,
A. pubera
is widespread in California, including this area. Apparently the larva of
A. pubera
feed on water snails, which are plentiful where this fly was caught. But I trust your better judgement as to whether this is
A. pubera
. Thanks again.
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Jim Moore
, 1 February, 2018 - 11:58am
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