Unidentified small fly ?? - Paramysidia mississippiensis

Moved

Moved from Derbidae.

… John R. Maxwell, 23 August, 2008 - 11:05am

Moved

Moved from True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies.

… Mark Dreiling, 23 August, 2008 - 10:56am

Mysidia mississippiensis

A Derbid planthopper. For more information, please contact me at: hamiltona AT agr.gc.ca

… Andy Hamilton, 23 August, 2008 - 10:13am

Thanks

I am seeing these at UV lights about once a week or so.

… Mark Dreiling, 23 August, 2008 - 10:58am

Cixiidae?

… v belov, 2 August, 2008 - 1:39am

Not a fly

it has more than two wings, flies = diptera
But big beautiful wings! Did you get any other shots, lateral?
Could this be something like Anotia? We wouldn't recognize it in this spreadwing position.

… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2008 - 7:03pm

Another one

I have submitted another that looks very close. This may be the natural wing position. BugGuide 210879 I kept this one and could send it to anyone who is interested.

… Mark Dreiling, 6 August, 2008 - 5:41pm

Thanks for quick reply

Shows how little I know about flies. I grabbed it thinking it was a moth. This seemed to be the normal position of the wings - maybe not so flat but not angled backward. They are transparent. Because the wings were held flat, I did not try a lateral shot.

… Mark Dreiling, 1 August, 2008 - 7:20pm

Well whatever it is,

it's nice! and we'll be eager to find out about it!

… john and jane balaban, 1 August, 2008 - 7:22pm

Great photo -

not sure what this is, but the wing venation looks a lot like a cicada - see this photo for example:

Maybe a homopteran, anyway?

… Ken Schneider, 1 August, 2008 - 10:47pm