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Photo#1945584
early spring fly - Eutrichota incompleta - female

early spring fly - Eutrichota incompleta - Female
Lake Meyer Park, Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
April 2, 2020
Size: ~7 mm
This looks like it might be a root-maggot fly but I couldn't find any close matches in my collection of root-maggot fly photos. I hope the photos can help determine its identity.

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Moved
Moved from Root-Maggot Flies.

 
Eutrichota incompleta
Thanks so much for all your help to identify this root-maggot fly as Eutrichota incompleta, John! I'm glad to see these photos are now displayed on BugGuide to give viewers an idea of what Eutrichota incompleta looks like. I had no clue this species even existed before now!

Eutrichota incompleta?
Eutrichota incompleta?

 
Eutrichota incompleta
Thank you very much for all your help in identifying this root-maggot fly as Eutrichota incompleta, Arturo! This is a new species for the Genus Eutrichota to be displayed on BugGuide!

 
Eutrichota incompleta
Thanks for taking a look at this early-season root-maggot fly, Arturo! I wish I had the expertise to help identify this root-maggot fly but it's beyond my ability.

Moved
Moved from Calyptratae.

 
root-maggot fly
Thanks for confirming that this early spring fly really is a root-maggot fly, John!