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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Longlegged Flies (Dolichopodidae) » Medeterinae » Medetera
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another odd Fly - Medetera - female
Copyright © 2007 Brighid Gale

another odd Fly - Medetera - Female
Spring Valley, San Diego County, California, USA
November 4, 2007
Size: approx 5mm

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Contributed by Brighid Gale on 10 November, 2007 - 7:36am
Last updated 18 January, 2013 - 9:18pm

Moved
Moved from Longlegged Flies.
… John F. Carr, 3 July, 2012 - 7:31pm login or register to post comments

Long legged fly
Wow , these are great pictures of such a small fly . I am no expert , but also have taken this alien-like fly's photo and was impressed by how unique he is . I was surprised to learn that it is a type of Long legged Fly ... possibly related to the metallic colored small flies with the long legs . What detail , Beth
… Beth Sands, 10 November, 2007 - 10:23am login or register to post comments

 
That
would explain its aversion to my flash. I had to shot these images at 1/30 second
… Brighid Gale, 11 November, 2007 - 6:53am login or register to post comments

 
photo technique
This is a stunning shot. How did you get it so sharp at 1/30 sec? It couldn't have been handheld, was it?
… Andy Calderwood, 20 November, 2007 - 5:24pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
Hand held. These were the only good ones out of about 50 tho.
… Brighid Gale, 21 November, 2007 - 1:06pm login or register to post comments

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