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Fly ID Request - Solva pallipes

Fly ID Request - Solva pallipes
Herring Run Park, Baltimore City County, Maryland, USA
July 11, 2010

Moved
Moved from Solva.

Xylomyidae: Solva pallipes
Xylomyidae: Solva pallipes

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Solva sp.
Likely S. pallipes

 
You
say it is "likely" S. pallipes -- likely enough to move to the species page?

 
I'd leave it at Solva
I never figured out the difference between S. pallipes and S. crepuscula...So unless someone else can confirm it I'd leave it at Solva

 
Do
you know anything about the lifecycle of these flies?

 
They are saprophagous as larv
They are saprophagous as larvae, not sure about adults

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