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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Empidoidea » Dance Flies (Empididae) » Empidinae » Rhamphomyia
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Rhamphomyia - female
Copyright © 2005 Cotinis

Rhamphomyia - Female
Parkwood, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
May 20, 2005
Size: 10 mm
Lateral view showing ovipositor, I presume. The fringed legs are hiding the air sacks. Image updated 2/22/2020!

This series, I think, shows the value of getting multiple views of the same insect. The air sacks were only visible on a couple of the dozen photos I took of this individual. I did not even notice them until posting a photo and finding the discussion by Robin McLeod under one of his photos of this genus.

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Contributed by Cotinis on 23 May, 2005 - 11:56am
Last updated 1 March, 2024 - 12:11pm

Moved
Moved from Long-tailed Dance Fly.
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Moved
Moved from Rhamphomyia.
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