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Bug? Beetle? Fly? Something else? - Dilophus spinipes - female
Copyright © 2009 Elliotte Rusty Harold

Bug? Beetle? Fly? Something else? - Dilophus spinipes - Female
Floyd Bennett Field, Kings County, New York, USA
October 4, 2009
Size: ~8mm
Several dozen of these were feeding on flowers.

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Bug? Beetle? Fly? Something else? - Dilophus spinipes - female Bug? Beetle? Fly? Something else? - Dilophus spinipes - female
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Contributed by Elliotte Rusty Harold on 4 October, 2009 - 7:35pm
Last updated 4 October, 2009 - 9:18pm

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Moved from ID Request. I think I see three rows of spines on the front tibia; D. spinipes is the only New York species with three rows and otherwise matches.
… John F. Carr, 4 October, 2009 - 9:17pm login or register to post comments

Just a guess and probably wrong,what about
Dilophus or close?
… J. Ott, 4 October, 2009 - 9:10pm login or register to post comments

March fly, Dilophus sp.
Nice images, particularly the mouth parts shot.
… Ron Hemberger, 4 October, 2009 - 9:09pm login or register to post comments

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