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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » House Flies and kin (Muscidae)
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Unknown Fly (with Yellow tarsal socks)
Copyright © 2010 Carl Barrentine

Unknown Fly (with Yellow tarsal socks)
Rydell NWR, Minnesota, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
July 7, 2010
Size: 8-10 mm
I'm not certain, but this looks like be a freshly pupated Marsh Fly (Sciomyzidae). Am I right? And what is with the yellow tarsal 'socks' and the maxillary 'bubble'? (Sorry for the poor photo. The image was captured from a video.) (Corrected error in entries for State and County for this specimen on 22 August 2010.)

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Unknown Fly (with Yellow tarsal socks) Unknown Fly (with Yellow tarsal socks)
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Contributed by Carl Barrentine on 8 July, 2010 - 10:53am
Last updated 9 April, 2017 - 9:23am

Moved
Moved from Muscoidea.
… Mike Quinn, 9 April, 2017 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… v belov, 5 November, 2010 - 12:12am login or register to post comments

Muscidae?
To me it looks closer to Muscidae than Sciomyzidae.
… John F. Carr, 8 July, 2010 - 6:21pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John. I've just adde
Thanks, John. I've just added another photo of this specimen.
… Carl Barrentine, 8 July, 2010 - 6:57pm 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 "socks"
might be Milkweed pollinia. Here's a beetle wearing some:



As for the bubbling, there's a forum topic devoted to it here.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 July, 2010 - 11:03am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Ken!
Ken, thank you for passing the fascinating information! I've added another view of this specimen.
… Carl Barrentine, 8 July, 2010 - 6:59pm login or register to post comments

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