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southeastern with modified anal cell

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Balloon Fly - Hilara - female Maybe Hilara 12 - Hilara Maybe Hilara 12 - Hilara Fungus-ridden Ballon Fly - Hilara - male Fly - Hilara - male Fly - Hilara - male Bioblitz Fly #3 - Hilara - male I06A9485 - Hilara - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Empidoidea
Family Empididae (Dance Flies)
Subfamily Empidinae
Genus Hilara (Balloon Flies)
No Taxon southeastern with modified anal cell

Identification

This species or group of species has the anal cell (aka cell cup) with closed distally with a straight vein usually with a stump vein off the posterior corner. Legs are yellow basally, black distally. Abdomen is pale basally, often with dark bands.

Range

Specimens known from New Jersey to Texas.

Habitat

This species, or one of several species of similar appearance, was described as associated with coastlines and large rivers in an unpublished revision of eastern Hilara.

Season

Late March to early April in the south.
Contributed by John F. Carr on 26 February, 2018 - 6:12pm

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