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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Nematocera" (Non-Brachycera) » Gnats, Gall Midges, and March Flies (Bibionomorpha) » Fungus Gnats and Gall Midges (Sciaroidea) » Predatory Fungus Gnats (Keroplatidae) » Macrocera
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Long-antenna fly - Macrocera - male
Copyright © 2014 Tommy McElrath

Long-antenna fly - Macrocera - Male
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA
March 15, 2014
Size: 1-2 cm
@ blacklight, >3 cm with antenna extended - there were two at the light, very active

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Long-antenna fly - Macrocera - male Long-antenna fly - Macrocera - male
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Contributed by Tommy McElrath on 18 March, 2014 - 11:01am
Last updated 18 March, 2014 - 1:18pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… John F. Carr, 18 March, 2014 - 1:18pm login or register to post comments

Excellent!
I've always wondered what these long-antenna'd guys were. What's the diagnostic feature for the family if you don't mind me asking?
… Tommy McElrath, 18 March, 2014 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

 
Other than ID by BugGuiders ...
Family Keroplatidae:

http://taxondiversity.fieldofscience.com/2012/10/keroplatidae.html

http://bugguide.net/node/view/14942


The large antennae, macro they are, were the first giveaway for me in my encounter with the genus.
… William Donald Newton, 18 March, 2014 - 11:39am login or register to post comments

Macrocera, male, ...
http://bugguide.net/node/view/69698

... or thereabouts.
… William Donald Newton, 18 March, 2014 - 11:05am login or register to post comments

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