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Fly (Anthomyzidae?) - Eumetopiella rufipes
Copyright © 2009 Dorothy E. Pugh

Fly (Anthomyzidae?) - Eumetopiella rufipes
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, USA
July 16, 2009
Size: 12 mm long
Seen on a long, skinny leaf in a marsh.
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Contributed by Dorothy E. Pugh on 16 July, 2009 - 9:27pm
Last updated 29 October, 2014 - 3:35pm

Moved
Moved from Eumetopiella.
… John F. Carr, 29 October, 2014 - 3:35pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Appears to be Eumetopiella, a new genus for the guide.

Moved from Picture-winged Flies.
… Joel Kits, 12 March, 2010 - 8:14pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you
Glad to have an ID of this unusual fly!
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 13 March, 2010 - 3:00am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Cheese skippers and kin.
… Matthias Buck, 28 December, 2009 - 7:56am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Martin Hauser, 18 October, 2009 - 11:20pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Ken Schneider, 16 August, 2009 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

Shape of the
head, looks like images in the genus, Ischnomyia. Cool looking fly.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 16 July, 2009 - 9:46pm login or register to post comments

 
Maybe
It seems pretty close, although I'm not sure about the head shape. The abdomen seems to be kind of flat so it looks skinny from the side, which would be OK.

I'm no expert and would like a second opinion.
… Dorothy E. Pugh, 17 July, 2009 - 6:28am login or register to post comments

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