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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » House Flies and kin (Muscidae) » Coenosiinae » Limnophorini » Lispe » tentaculata group (Lispe tentaculata group)
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fly with yellow face - Lispe
Copyright © 2019 Larry Reis

fly with yellow face - Lispe
Lake Meyer Park, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
April 15, 2019
Size: ~6 mm
This medium-sized fly was crawling around on the leaves and logs in a woodland habitat. It has checkerboard black and white markings on its abdomen and a distinctive yellow face. I did find some similar examples in the genus Lispe, but I'm sure there are other flies out there with similar shapes and colors. The palpi do appear dilated though.

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Contributed by Larry Reis on 17 April, 2019 - 10:04am
Last updated 20 October, 2019 - 6:41am

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Thanks for helping me identify this fly with a yellow face, John!
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