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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Small-headed Flies (Acroceridae) » Pterodontia » Pterodontia flavipes
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Odd fly - Pterodontia flavipes
Copyright © 2008 Sharon Perrault

Odd fly - Pterodontia flavipes
Hammond, Ontario, Canada
July 12, 2008
Size: 6-7 mm or so
I found this guy on the underside of a maple leaf in the early evening. I wish I had a better photo, but it flew away after only a couple of shots.
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Contributed by Sharon Perrault on 26 July, 2008 - 8:16pm
Last updated 4 September, 2008 - 11:01pm

Moved
Moved from Small-headed Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 4 September, 2008 - 11:01pm login or register to post comments

Maybe one of the small-headed flies in the
Acroceridae, in the guide here
… john and jane balaban, 26 July, 2008 - 8:30pm login or register to post comments

 
Acroceridae
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… Matthias Buck, 28 July, 2008 - 9:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
both so much. I had a look through the images and wonder if this may be a species of Pterodontia. Maybe flavipes? :)
… Sharon Perrault, 30 July, 2008 - 7:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, Pterodontia flavipes.
Yes, Pterodontia flavipes.
… Dennis Haines, 4 September, 2008 - 3:50pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank
you! :)
… Sharon Perrault, 9 September, 2008 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

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