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Utah Fly - Orthonevra bellula - male
Copyright © 2011 Kerry S. Matz

Utah Fly - Orthonevra bellula - Male
City Creek Canyon, Salt Lake City., Salt Lake County, Utah, USA
October 10, 2011
Size: 6mm
Found on Ericameria nauseosa flowers. Suggestions appreciated.

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Contributed by Kerry S. Matz on 15 October, 2011 - 7:43pm
Last updated 21 June, 2021 - 2:22pm

Moved
Moved from bellula species group.
… John F. Carr, 15 October, 2011 - 8:07pm login or register to post comments

 
What distinguishes
bellula from the rest of the "bellula species group"?
… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 October, 2011 - 8:10pm login or register to post comments

 
Features
Simpler eye markings, less ornamented thorax, long second antenna segment (about as long as third), face with hairs instead of scales, and range. There is one Eastern species, three Southwestern, and one more broadly distributed in the West. See reference on species group info page.
… John F. Carr, 15 October, 2011 - 8:19pm login or register to post comments

Probably Orthonevra bellula
Probably Orthonevra bellula.
… John F. Carr, 15 October, 2011 - 8:00pm login or register to post comments

Moved tentatively
Moved from Flies.

Pretty sure this is right, but consider the move tentative, pending expert confirmation.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 15 October, 2011 - 7:50pm login or register to post comments

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