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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Ulidiinae » Lipsanini
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Chaetopsis aenea?
Copyright © 2019 Seth Ausubel

Chaetopsis aenea?
Jones Beach State Park, Nassau County, New York, USA
June 28, 2019
On cement rubble at edge of bay. Engaging in wing displays. Plenty of salt marsh in the area.

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Chaetopsis aenea? Chaetopsis aenea? Chaetopsis aenea?
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Contributed by Seth Ausubel on 29 June, 2019 - 1:57pm
Last updated 10 August, 2019 - 4:03pm

Moved
Moved from Picture-winged Flies.
… John F. Carr, 10 August, 2019 - 4:03pm login or register to post comments

Not Chaetopsis aenea
Chaetopsis aenea has three dark bands, not four. No Chaetopsis in New York should have four bands.
… John F. Carr, 10 August, 2019 - 4:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks.
Very interesting. Perhaps a Genus or species not yet in BG.
… Seth Ausubel, 10 August, 2019 - 6:12pm login or register to post comments

 
Likely Euxesta
The four-banded pattern is common in Euxesta
… John F. Carr, 10 August, 2019 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

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