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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Phantom and Fold-winged Crane Flies (Ptychopteridae) » Fold-winged Crane Flies (Ptychoptera) » Ptychoptera metallica
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Unknown Fly (with mites) - Ptychoptera metallica - female
Copyright © 2010 Carl Barrentine

Unknown Fly (with mites) - Ptychoptera metallica - Female
Grand Forks, North Dakota, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
July 7, 2010
Size: 5-7 mm
This is a new fly for me. I'm hoping to learn the family (or genus, if possible). Thank you! (Sorry about the poor quality of the photo. This image was captured from video.)

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Unknown Fly (with mites) - Ptychoptera metallica - female Unknown Fly (with mites) - Ptychoptera metallica - female
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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 8 July, 2010 - 10:44am
Last updated 15 June, 2022 - 2:47pm

Red stuff?
Is that red stuff around the thorax mites/debris or actual coloration?
… Bugologist1, 8 April, 2023 - 8:24am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Fold-winged Crane Flies.
… John F. Carr, 15 June, 2022 - 2:47pm login or register to post comments

 
John,
could you please look at https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/81301472 and see if you think it is also Ptychoptera metallica?
… Bugologist1, 10 April, 2023 - 6:43am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you, John!
Golly, that's wonderful. Thank you!
… Carl Barrentine, 15 June, 2022 - 11:09pm login or register to post comments

honeydew feeding
Lucretius41 & all:

Google-Alerts pointed me to your YouTube Video, which shows the same feeding behavior. Another video and an abstract of a scientific article can be accessed by visiting Studia dipterologica.

so long,
xylo
… Bjoern Rulik, 22 July, 2010 - 9:43am login or register to post comments

 
How wonderful! I'll add your
How wonderful! I'll add your insightful contribution to the YouTube video! Thank you very much, Bjoern!
… Carl Barrentine, 22 July, 2010 - 11:18am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 8 July, 2010 - 7:13pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Moved for expert attention.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 July, 2010 - 12:11pm login or register to post comments

The overall shape
reminds me a bit of Ptychoptera:



However, that's just a wild guess, and could be way off base. Wait for an expert opinion.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 July, 2010 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

 
My impression too
I also thought Ptychoptera. Note the spurs on the hind legs, for example. A view showing wing veins would help.
… John F. Carr, 8 July, 2010 - 6:15pm login or register to post comments

 
Wing venation...
John, I've just added another photo with a better (but still miserably poor) view of wing venation.
… Carl Barrentine, 8 July, 2010 - 7:03pm login or register to post comments

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