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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Carnoidea » Frit Flies (Chloropidae) » Grass Flies (Chloropinae) » Chlorops » Chlorops palpalis
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small yellow fly - Chlorops palpalis
Copyright © 2019 Larry Reis

small yellow fly - Chlorops palpalis
Decorah Prairie, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
May 30, 2018
Size: 3-4 mm
The size and markings on this fly had me looking at frit flies for a name, but I saw similar flies in other groups too.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 23 February, 2019 - 4:15pm
Last updated 22 February, 2020 - 5:38pm

Moved
Moved from Grass Flies.
… John F. Carr, 22 February, 2020 - 5:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Chlorops palpalis
I'm so glad that you were able to take this grass fly down to species level from my photos, John! That's great to see that Chlorops palpalis could be added to BugGuide's photo pages for Chlorops! Thanks again for taking such a serious look at the photos I submit to BugGuide for ID.
… Larry Reis, 22 February, 2020 - 5:50pm login or register to post comments

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Moved from "Acalyptratae".
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Chloropinae
That's great to know this is a grass fly, John! Thanks for all your help identifying it! I've got a much better idea of what a grass fly (Chloropinae) looks like now.
… Larry Reis, 23 February, 2019 - 6:57pm login or register to post comments

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