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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Lauxanioidea » Lauxaniidae » Lauxania » Lauxania shewelli
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Lauxaniidae - Lauxania shewelli
Copyright © 2013 Richard Migneault

Lauxaniidae - Lauxania shewelli
Edmundston, Madawaska County, New Brunswick, Canada
August 10, 2012
Size: 3,4mm
Is this also a Leaf Miner Fly

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Contributed by Richard Migneault on 1 April, 2013 - 8:40am
Last updated 22 June, 2013 - 9:02pm

Moved
Moved from Lauxaniidae.
… John F. Carr, 22 June, 2013 - 9:02pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks John for this id..
Thanks John for this id..
… Richard Migneault, 24 June, 2013 - 5:07pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Richard Migneault, 3 April, 2013 - 8:22am login or register to post comments

Lauxaniidae
It's a lauxaniid, not a leaf-miner. I'm fairly confident it's Lauxania shewelli. The long third antennal segment that is characteristic of Lauxania (plus a couple of other genera) is broken off in this specimen.
… Terry Wheeler, 2 April, 2013 - 9:04pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks Terry, too bad this an
Thanks Terry, too bad this antennal segment is missing. Hope to get another one this summer.
… Richard Migneault, 3 April, 2013 - 8:34am login or register to post comments

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