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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sciomyzoidea » Marsh Flies, Snail-killing Flies (Sciomyzidae) » Tetanocerini » Dictya
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Weird black and white fly. - Dictya
Copyright © 2009 Carol Davis

Weird black and white fly. - Dictya
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
April 10, 2009
Size: 3/8 inch
This black and white speckled fly (even the wings were speckled) was in my car. I first thought it was a moth because of the way it flew--it knew where it was going and got there in a hurry. No buzzing around. Anyone know what it is?

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Weird black and white fly. - Dictya Weird black and white fly. - Dictya
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Contributed by Carol Davis on 10 April, 2009 - 4:29pm
Last updated 8 May, 2009 - 4:53pm

Moved
Moved from Marsh Flies.
… john and jane balaban, 8 May, 2009 - 4:53pm login or register to post comments

Fly identification
Dictya sp., family Sciomyzidae (snail-killing flies). Can't determine species without genitalic examination. Note the white face with the black dot - diagnostic for Dictya.
… Bill Murphy (William L.), 8 May, 2009 - 4:48pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
Now I know what it was doing at my house (the Snail Capitol of the World.)
… Carol Davis, 8 May, 2009 - 6:14pm login or register to post comments

Sciomyzidae
Probably a Marsh Fly(1).
… John F. Carr, 10 April, 2009 - 5:20pm login or register to post comments

 
That's it!
Thanks for doing the research. Looks just like it.
… Carol Davis, 10 April, 2009 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

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