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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Oestroidea » Woodlouse Flies (Rhinophoridae) » Melanophora » Melanophora roralis
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Melanophora roralis - male - female
Copyright © 2018 Rich Kelly

Melanophora roralis - Male Female
Muttontown/Chelsea Center, Nassau County, New York, USA
June 12, 2018
Size: 7 mm +/-
I'm guessing that this is Melanophora roralis.
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Contributed by Rich Kelly on 14 June, 2018 - 3:11pm
Last updated 14 June, 2018 - 5:00pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 14 June, 2018 - 3:57pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for confirming. I don
Thanks for confirming. I don't want to assume too much with flies.
Yesterday I was at the beach in a light rain with no camera. I saw hundreds of things like this along the salt marsh on Iva, Baccharis, and Myrica. ???
… Rich Kelly, 14 June, 2018 - 5:03pm login or register to post comments

 
Odd
They eat woodlice. I have seen them around a rotting tree.
… John F. Carr, 14 June, 2018 - 6:05pm login or register to post comments

 
So today, with excellent weat
So today, with excellent weather, I was on a saltmarsh within sight of last week's place and saw nothing to compare with the hundreds of flies that I saw last week.
One fly pic coming soon, after I make an attempt at it.
… Rich Kelly, 20 June, 2018 - 2:53pm login or register to post comments

 
Well I can't swear that that'
Well I can't swear that that's what they were. I'll be in similar habitat nearby on Wednesday. Will try for a pic if the weather is good.
… Rich Kelly, 14 June, 2018 - 6:26pm login or register to post comments

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