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Species Hilara umbrosa

Representative Images

Empidid - Hilara umbrosa - male Dance Fly - Hilara umbrosa - male Hilara umbrosa - male Hilara umbrosa - 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)
Species umbrosa (Hilara umbrosa)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Hilara umbrosa Loew, 1862

Identification

Over 5 mm, thorax gray, legs yellow, all femora with spines underneath distally.

Range

Northeastern USA and adjacent Canada

Season

Mostly June and July
Contributed by John F. Carr on 26 February, 2018 - 7:19pm

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