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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Stratiomyomorpha » Soldier flies (Stratiomyidae) » Nemotelinae » Nemotelus » subgenus Nemotelus (Nemotelus subgenus Nemotelus) » Nemotelus kansensis
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White-bottomed Fly - Nemotelus kansensis - male
Copyright © 2006 Steve Scott

White-bottomed Fly - Nemotelus kansensis - Male
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
June 14, 2006
Size: 5 mm
Nectaring on a daisy.

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Contributed by Steve Scott on 16 June, 2006 - 10:36pm
Last updated 15 April, 2009 - 9:46am

Moved
Moved from Nemotelus.
… v belov, 15 April, 2009 - 9:46am login or register to post comments

Nemotelus sp., probably kansensis
Nemotelus sp., probably kansensis
… Norm Woodley, 15 April, 2009 - 9:10am login or register to post comments

Nemotelus
This is a very beautiflu Stratiomyidae, genus Nemotelus. The larvae are aquatic and they are often halophil, so many species life on the ocean (not this one!)
… Martin Hauser, 17 June, 2006 - 4:57am login or register to post comments

 
Oh, come on
haven't you ever heard of the Illinois Ocean?! Thanks for the info. :)
… Steve Scott, 17 June, 2006 - 2:11pm login or register to post comments

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