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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Ephydroidea » Shore Flies (Ephydridae) » Ilytheinae » Axysta » Axysta extera
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small winter fly - Axysta extera
Copyright © 2008 tom murray

small winter fly - Axysta extera
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
February 2, 2008
Size: about 3mm
Found on the snow in a swamp.
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Contributed by tom murray on 2 February, 2008 - 4:17pm
Last updated 4 February, 2008 - 2:41pm

Moved
Moved from Shore Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 4 February, 2008 - 2:41pm login or register to post comments

Axysta extera (MA)
The short costa (ending at vein R4+5) and the abdominal shape identify this as Axysta extera (formerly Microlytogaster extera). Nice addition to Bugguide!
… Matthias Buck, 4 February, 2008 - 2:40pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Matthias
It's great that you're identifying these shore flies right to species level!
… tom murray, 4 February, 2008 - 5:10pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… tom murray, 2 February, 2008 - 10:31pm login or register to post comments

Ephydridae
Can't remember the genus, but the convex, broad, punctate abdomen is a key feature.
… Donald S. Chandler, 2 February, 2008 - 10:00pm login or register to post comments

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