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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Tephritoidea » Picture-winged Flies (Ulidiidae) » Otitinae » Cephaliini » Delphinia » Delphinia picta
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What is this??? - Delphinia picta
Copyright © 2010 mark314

What is this??? - Delphinia picta
St. Louis, Crestwood County, Missouri, USA
September 17, 2010
Size: a bit smaller than a fly

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What is this??? - Delphinia picta What is this??? - Delphinia picta
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Contributed by mark314 on 24 September, 2010 - 10:10am
Last updated 24 September, 2010 - 7:08pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

According to our info page they live in rotten stuff like compost. They shouldn't eat your house.
… John F. Carr, 24 September, 2010 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

Picture winged fly
aka gas mask fly in these pages : ) see here.
… Hannah Nendick-Mason, 24 September, 2010 - 10:27am login or register to post comments

 
Wow, thanks... I have seen a
Wow, thanks... I have seen a ton of these flying around my house... do they cause any damage? At first I was afraid it was some sort of termite scout.
… mark314, 24 September, 2010 - 10:46am login or register to post comments

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