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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Calyptratae » Muscoidea » Muscidae » Coenosiinae » Limnophorini » Lispe » tentaculata group (Lispe tentaculata group)
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Gray Fly with gray-black checkers on abdomen & obscure thorax stripes; elongated wings; reddish-gray legs. - Lispe
Copyright © 2011 Emile

Gray Fly with gray-black checkers on abdomen & obscure thorax stripes; elongated wings; reddish-gray legs. - Lispe
Madrona Marsh Preserve, Torrance, Los Angeles County, California, USA
June 24, 2010
Size: ~ 7 mm
Landed on my arm, while walking through a vernal pool area.

Is this a Root-maggot Fly (Anthomiidae) ?
Any hints toward subfamily/genus are much appreciated !

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Gray Fly with gray-black checkers on abdomen & obscure thorax stripes; elongated wings; reddish-gray legs. - Lispe Gray Fly with gray-black checkers on abdomen & obscure thorax stripes; elongated wings; reddish-gray legs. - Lispe Gray Fly with gray-black checkers on abdomen & obscure thorax stripes; elongated wings; reddish-gray legs. - Lispe Gray Fly with gray-black checkers on abdomen & obscure thorax stripes; elongated wings; reddish-gray legs. - Lispe Gray Fly with gray-black checkers on abdomen & obscure thorax stripes; elongated wings; reddish-gray legs. - Lispe
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Contributed by Emile on 16 September, 2011 - 4:52pm
Last updated 13 April, 2018 - 9:22am

Moved
Moved from Coenosiinae.
… v belov, 13 April, 2018 - 9:22am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Muscoidea.
… John F. Carr, 15 December, 2012 - 12:38pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, John !
… Emile, 15 December, 2012 - 11:02pm login or register to post comments

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Possibly Coenosiinae. May not be determinable from just this angle.
… John F. Carr, 27 October, 2012 - 7:58pm login or register to post comments

 
Coenosiinae looks good, John !
It makes sense, as Coenosiinae was moved from Anthomyiidae to Muscidae, and this specimen seems to have characteristics of both.

I added some photos from other angles.
One shows the black checkered pattern on the abdomen, often present on Coenosiinae, a bit more clearly.
… Emile, 28 October, 2012 - 2:57pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 22 October, 2012 - 10:18pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for the upward mobility, John!
… Emile, 23 October, 2012 - 8:54am login or register to post comments

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