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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Sphaeroceroidea » Heleomyzidae » Heleomyzinae » Orbelliini » Orbellia
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unknown winter fly - Orbellia
Copyright © 2012 Larry Clarfeld

unknown winter fly - Orbellia
Montpelier, Washington County, Vermont, USA
December 19, 2012
found near the compost bin on top of the snow. Temperature around 38 F.
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Contributed by Larry Clarfeld on 19 December, 2012 - 2:58pm
Last updated 9 August, 2015 - 9:34am

Moved
Moved from Heleomyzidae.
… v belov, 9 August, 2015 - 9:34am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 27 December, 2012 - 12:36pm login or register to post comments

Heleomyzidae
The erect little spines on the leading edge of the wing are a good clue to the family. Heleomyzids tend to be more active in the snowy part of the year than a lot of other families of higher flies.
… Terry Wheeler, 27 December, 2012 - 10:01am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 24 December, 2012 - 4:49pm login or register to post comments

Heleomyzidae?
Heleomyzidae?
… John F. Carr, 19 December, 2012 - 7:29pm login or register to post comments

 
Heleomyzinae
Orbellia sp.
… Andrzej J. Woznica, 9 August, 2015 - 9:25am login or register to post comments

 
looks very similar to...

Orbellia sp.
… Larry Clarfeld, 20 December, 2012 - 8:56pm login or register to post comments

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