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Species Amblypsilopus bicolor

golden Long-legged Fly - Amblypsilopus bicolor - female golden Long-legged Fly - Amblypsilopus bicolor - female
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Diptera (Flies)
No Taxon (Orthorrhapha)
Superfamily Empidoidea
Family Dolichopodidae (Longlegged Flies)
Subfamily Sciapodinae
Genus Amblypsilopus
Species bicolor (Amblypsilopus bicolor)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Psilopus bicolor (Loew 1861)
Sciapus bicolor
Identification
One of the most yellow member of the genus, with extensive yellow on first four segments of abdomen, especially sides. Coxae yellow, including on mid leg where many relatives have an extensive dark spot.
Range
Eastern USA, possibly Ontario
Contributed by John F. Carr on 28 January, 2011 - 8:52pm

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