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True Fly on the Ground - Penthetria heteroptera -

North Bay, Nipissing, Ontario, Canada
October 17, 2010

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True Fly on the Ground - Penthetria heteroptera - male

True Fly on the Ground - Penthetria heteroptera - male

Contributed by Brent Turcotte on 2 February, 2011 - 7:17pm
Last updated 8 March, 2014 - 5:21pm

Moved

Moved from March Flies.

… John F. Carr, 8 March, 2014 - 5:21pm

Moved

Moved from Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies.

… John F. Carr, 21 May, 2012 - 6:08pm

Bibionidae

For sure

… Chris Borkent, 21 May, 2012 - 5:36pm

Moved

Moved from Flies.

… John F. Carr, 29 June, 2011 - 6:05pm

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 10 February, 2011 - 8:46am

Some sort of fly

I first thought Bibio but R-M crossvein is too long and I see no tibial spurs. Then I thought Dilophus but I see no rows of spines on the thorax or front tibia. The swollen hind tarsi are found in the species of Bibio that fly in October.

… John F. Carr, 2 February, 2011 - 7:25pm

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