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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Xylophagidae » Rachicerus » Rachicerus fulvicollis
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Xylophagid? - Rachicerus fulvicollis - female
Copyright © 2009 Stephen Schueman

Xylophagid? - Rachicerus fulvicollis - Female
Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA
July 15, 2009
Size: ~12mm
Found low in mixed woods along the edge of open grass area. Pond, small stream and boggy area near-by. I accidentally bumped the plant it was on when trying to get a lateral shot.
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Contributed by Stephen Schueman on 26 July, 2009 - 8:59am
Last updated 31 July, 2011 - 2:19pm

Moved
Moved from Rachicerus.
… John F. Carr, 31 July, 2011 - 2:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Xylophagidae.
… Stephen Schueman, 7 November, 2009 - 12:18pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Stephen Schueman, 28 July, 2009 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

Could be....
....female Rachicerus, but not 100% sure.
… Matt Bertone, 26 July, 2009 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

 
Definitely Rachicerus
not sure what species unfortunately...
… Miles Zhang, 3 September, 2009 - 11:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Matt
The antennae sure do seem to point to that genus, from what I've read.
… Stephen Schueman, 28 July, 2009 - 12:31pm login or register to post comments

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