Fly - Notogramma stigma

Moved

Moved from Notogramma purpuratum.

… John F. Carr, 8 December, 2014 - 5:35pm

Moved

Moved from Notogramma.

… John F. Carr, 17 December, 2011 - 3:20pm

Moved

Moved from Stictomyia.

… Martin Hauser, 13 November, 2006 - 8:24pm

Moved

Moved from Picture-winged Flies.

… Martin Hauser, 13 November, 2006 - 8:03pm

Tabanidae?

Eyes and legs (can't see wing veination) make me think of Tabanidae, but I'm not an expert.

… Hartmut Wisch, 19 January, 2006 - 1:16am

Too tiny:-)

I've seen these flies on Opuntia cacti here in Tucson, also, but have no idea what family they belong to. The way the wings are crimped is very distinctive, so I'm hoping one of our fly experts will have a clue.

… Eric R. Eaton, 19 January, 2006 - 10:57am

Wings

Sounds like it may be widespread then. I'll camp out and see if I can capture some more images. The cactus is blooming now so that may be what is attracting it.

… Steve Scott, 19 January, 2006 - 6:50pm

Otitidae

Looks like it could be some species of Stictomyia, which supposed to have pattern wings but could not be seen in either image - Chen

… Chen Young, 19 January, 2006 - 3:26pm

Stictomyia?

I don't find this genus in the guide. Could you nlighten me further.

… Steve Scott, 19 January, 2006 - 6:49pm

Stictomyia?

The proportionally larger size head, the crimped wing, and particularly the pale color metatarsus remind me of the Stictomyia longicornis which I have collected in Southwestern Research Station in Portal, Arizona. Their wings have light and dark spots forming a distinct pattern that could not be seen in your images. I did a Google search on the genus Stictomyia and nothing came up. Sorry! If you are still around, try looking into the wing patterns of this fly. - Chen

… Chen Young, 20 January, 2006 - 10:27am