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Melanophora roralis - female
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

Melanophora roralis - Female
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
September 9, 2007
Size: Maybe around 5 mm?
Thought I would add a couple of more images of this fly. This one had a couple of mites.
Again - quality is lacking.
Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 2 January, 2008 - 9:17pm
Last updated 7 August, 2008 - 9:21am

Erythraeidae
That mite is a parasitic erythraeid larva. Erythraeid species attack a huge range of arthropods as hosts. It just amazes me sometimes though... I mean, how the heck did it get on that rhinophorid!?
… Ray Fisher, 2 June, 2010 - 10:38am

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