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Tangle-veined Fly - Neorhynchocephalus volaticus - female
Copyright © 2012 Loren & Babs Padelford

Tangle-veined Fly - Neorhynchocephalus volaticus - Female
Hitchcock Nature Area, Crescent, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
June 21, 2012
Size: approx. 1/2"
We think this Tangle-veined Fly may be Neorhynchocephalus volaticus. Any help appreciated.

Thanks,
Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE

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Tangle-veined Fly - Neorhynchocephalus volaticus - female Tangle-veined Fly - Neorhynchocephalus volaticus - female
Contributed by Loren & Babs Padelford on 21 June, 2012 - 4:03pm
Last updated 30 March, 2016 - 1:06pm

Moved
Moved from Neorhynchocephalus.
… v belov, 30 March, 2016 - 1:06pm

Moved
Moved from Flies. I can confirm Neorhynchocephalus but I am not sure of the species.
… Keith Bayless, 22 June, 2012 - 9:55am

 
N. volaticus
Braches of M apparently run separately to wing margin.
… John F. Carr, 25 August, 2015 - 7:13pm

 
N. volaticus
John,

Thanks very much for the ID!

Loren and Babs Padelford
Bellevue, NE
… Loren & Babs Padelford, 25 August, 2015 - 9:56pm

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