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Fly - Chersodromia inusitata

Fly - Chersodromia inusitata
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
September 21, 2008
Size: ~ 5 - 7 mm
Seen walking and "hopping" along beach sand near some dunes. It didn't fly.

Moved
Moved from Chersodromia.

Moved
Moved from Empidoidea.

Chersodromia
is a genus specialized on beach habitats.

 
but which one?
The Eastern species of Chersodromia are supposed to have yellow legs.

Edit: Never mind, the dark one was formerly in a different genus.

 
Thank you
Thanks Matthias

an empidoid
maybe tachydromiinae

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