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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Diopsoidea » Rust Flies (Psilidae) » Psila » subgenus Chamaepsila (Psila subgenus Chamaepsila)
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Multicolored Fly - Psila
Copyright © 2006 Cheryl Moorehead

Multicolored Fly - Psila
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
September 13, 2006
Size: 3mm?
I caught this fly on a cool day of about 60, perhaps. It had been in the mid 70's the day before and I thought there might be some chilly bugs caught in the cold. This one was on a raspberry plant on the same leaf as a leafhopper. The abdomen was amber and translucent, and also came to a narrow point. If it weren't for the fly head, I would think this was a parasitic wasp of some sort! (Sorry to those of you who live in more extreme climes...us Seattle-ites are spoiled by our lack of extremes. This day was unusual in how much of a temp. drop there was.

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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 16 September, 2006 - 6:23pm
Last updated 5 September, 2023 - 7:39pm

Moved
Moved from possible rosae.
… Chris Angell, 5 September, 2023 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Psila.
… John S. Ascher, 29 April, 2016 - 8:02am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Acalyptratae.
… Matthias Buck, 11 May, 2007 - 5:19pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks!
I had forgotten about this one! :-)
… Cheryl Moorehead, 11 May, 2007 - 5:28pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 19 February, 2007 - 10:47pm login or register to post comments

Will post a better photo
I found a better close-up that may show the wings better. I do remember that they were iridescent, the abdomen was shaped like a football with one end very pointed. It looked like a wasp with a fly head.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 22 September, 2006 - 9:54am login or register to post comments

It is clearly not a Bibionid
It is clearly not a Bibionid or an Empid, the best guess is a Chloropidae...
… Martin Hauser, 18 September, 2006 - 6:49am login or register to post comments

I'd guess - and it's just a guess - march fly
Check this:


also, less likely, dance fly:
… Ron Hemberger, 16 September, 2006 - 9:26pm login or register to post comments

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