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Photo#536067
Copyright © 2011
Peter Cristofono
Flies mating -
Phora
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Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 27, 2011
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Contributed by
Peter Cristofono
on 27 June, 2011 - 7:38pm
Last updated 28 June, 2011 - 10:05pm
Moved
Moved from
Scuttle Flies
.
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Peter Cristofono
, 28 June, 2011 - 10:05pm
Moved
Moved from
Flies
. Another good character is the laterally flattened hind femora
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Keith Bayless
, 27 June, 2011 - 11:15pm
Phoridae?
They remind me of Phoridae but I couldn't tell without looking at the wing.
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John F. Carr
, 27 June, 2011 - 8:18pm
Thanks
I'm adding another shot showing their clear wings.
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Peter Cristofono
, 27 June, 2011 - 8:54pm
ID
mating pair of Phora sp.
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Brian V. Brown
, 28 June, 2011 - 9:47pm