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Photo#180136
small fly - Themira annulipes

small fly - Themira annulipes
Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont, USA
April 30, 2008
Size: ~3mm

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small fly - Themira annulipes - female small fly - Themira annulipes

Moved
Appears to be T. (Enicita) annulipes based on lack of postpronotal bristle and yellow forecoxa.

Moved from Themira.

Moved

Themira
No wing spot and no bristle on anepisternum (= the large dorsal sclerite of the sides of the thorax).

 
Themira sp.
I thought this was going to be just another black scavenger fly to be lumped in with the others, but thanks to your identification, it's down to genus!

Thanks Graham
It looks like you nailed the id!

Great photo.
It looks like a sepsid to me, but I could be wrong.

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