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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Small-headed Flies (Acroceridae) » Eulonchus » Eulonchus sapphirinus
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Small-headed Fly - Eulonchus sapphirinus
Copyright © 2010 Lynette Elliott

Small-headed Fly - Eulonchus sapphirinus
Naches Trail Preserve, Pierce County, Washington, USA
June 24, 2010
I'm pretty sure I have the general ID correct. The ones I saw in Bonney Lake were blue, while these ones were reddish.
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Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 24 June, 2010 - 7:41pm
Last updated 30 September, 2016 - 11:43am

Moved
Moved from Eulonchus.
… Dennis Haines, 30 September, 2016 - 11:43am login or register to post comments

Pic
Gorgeous!
… Andy Calderwood, 25 June, 2010 - 9:11pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
and thanks for the ID Dennis.
… Lynette Elliott, 25 June, 2010 - 11:44pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Dennis Haines, 25 June, 2010 - 10:29am login or register to post comments

Eulonchus sp.
The genus is Eulonchus, and according to Ev Schlinger there are a number of undescribed species in the area.
… Dennis Haines, 25 June, 2010 - 10:28am login or register to post comments

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