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Is it a Longlegged fly? - Sciapus

Is it a Longlegged fly? - Sciapus
Fairfield, Somerset County, Maine, USA
July 20, 2013

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Is it a Longlegged fly? - Sciapus Is it a Longlegged fly? - Sciapus

Moved
Moved from Sciapodinae.

Same as...
Same place as 678977?

If so, move to Sciapus.

Many species of Sciapus have strong spines under the fore femur (more often in female).

 
Same
place, yes, same tree...

Thanks, I will move them.

Moved
Moved from Longlegged Flies.

Sciapus or Amblypsilopus
Sciapus or Amblypsilopus

 
Sciapus or Amblypsilopus
Thank you.

Moved
Moved from Flies.

You bet! A really long-legged fly.
Others will probably tell you more.

 
long legs
It stood out and seemed slightly larger than the various condylostylus around it...

Thanks, I'll move to Longlegged flies.

 
I'lll never forget the first one I ever saw.
I was looking at it from the top down and was totally astonished when someone said it was long-legged. Heck, I couldn't even see the legs!

 
Maybe
that's part of what makes them hard to get good manual focus!

 
Yeah, they do leg push-ups, while we curse the camera. LOL!
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