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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Ulidiinae » Ulidiini » Physiphora » Physiphora alceae
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Odd little fly - Physiphora alceae - female
Copyright © 2005 tom murray

Odd little fly - Physiphora alceae - Female
Lancaster, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
August 18, 2005
Size: 5mm
I haven't seen a fly quite like this before, with the wide flat ovipositor, and those big colorful eyes, and long mouth parts. Any help with an ID appreciated.

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Contributed by tom murray on 20 August, 2005 - 9:42am
Last updated 20 February, 2019 - 10:59am

Identified by Elena Kameneva
on my pbase site.
… tom murray, 19 October, 2007 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

Family Ulidiidae
Hello Tom,
This is a member of the family Ulidiidae, so picture winged flies!
As you can see, not all of them have pictured wings! :-)
That is why in some cases (as in the manual of Nearctic Diptera!) this group is seen as a subfamily (Ulidiinae) from the family Otitidae! So you should look how things are organised in the guide.
Greetings,
Gerard Pennards
… Gerard Pennards, 20 August, 2005 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

 
Ulidiidae
The guide uses Ulidiidae for the family. I guess the long snout is the key feature to ID it as a picture-winged fly. Thanks for another ID Gerard.
… tom murray, 20 August, 2005 - 5:34pm login or register to post comments

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