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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Dance Flies (Empididae) » Empidinae » Rhamphomyia » dark-winged Northeastern species (Rhamphomyia dark-winged Northeastern species)
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Dance Fly - Rhamphomyia - female
Copyright © 2008 John R. Maxwell

Dance Fly - Rhamphomyia - Female
Marlton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
March 29, 2008
Size: Maybe around 5 mm?
I'm not sure but this might me one of the Dance Flies (Empididae). I thought maybe a female.
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6578/bgimage
Similar to this other one?
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Contributed by John R. Maxwell on 30 April, 2008 - 10:22pm
Last updated 25 April, 2015 - 7:43pm

Moved
Moved from Empidinae.
… John F. Carr, 25 April, 2015 - 7:43pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dance Flies.
… John F. Carr, 3 April, 2012 - 8:21pm login or register to post comments

Probably Rhamphomyia
This is probably also Rhamphomyia but I can't prove it.
… John F. Carr, 27 April, 2011 - 6:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Matthias Buck, 8 August, 2008 - 12:04pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Frass. W.T.H. - I would at least like to know what it is.
… John R. Maxwell, 7 May, 2008 - 9:24am login or register to post comments

Frassed
Moved from ID Request. The guide already has enough unidentifiable "Flies"
… John R. Maxwell, 3 May, 2008 - 8:56am login or register to post comments

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