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Small Mating Flies - Gymnophora - male - female
Copyright © 2007 Sam Houston

Small Mating Flies - Gymnophora - Male Female
Sand Springs, Osage County, Oklahoma, USA
October 18, 2007
Size: 1/8"
Mating flies. Please help with ID.
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Contributed by Sam Houston on 18 October, 2007 - 5:17pm
Last updated 8 April, 2008 - 11:18am

Moved
Moved from Scuttle Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 8 April, 2008 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

Gymnophora
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… Matthias Buck, 8 April, 2008 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Frass.
… Sam Houston, 11 March, 2008 - 9:30am login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from Scuttle Flies.
… Sam Houston, 3 March, 2008 - 2:52pm login or register to post comments

Neat.
I would bet that these are scuttle flies, family Phoridae. Phorids are incredibly diverse, so this couple likely represents a new species, if not genus, for Bugguide.
… Eric R. Eaton, 18 October, 2007 - 6:31pm login or register to post comments

 
identification
Matt is correct, as usual- Gymnophora sp.
… Brian V. Brown, 30 August, 2009 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

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