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Empidid - Hilara umbrosa - male
Copyright © 2014 tom murray

Empidid - Hilara umbrosa - Male
Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
June 20, 2014
Size: 5mm
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Contributed by tom murray on 21 June, 2014 - 1:49pm
Last updated 26 February, 2018 - 7:26pm

Moved
Moved from Balloon Flies.
… John F. Carr, 26 February, 2018 - 7:26pm login or register to post comments

Hilara sp., male
ID confirmed from specimen, now a photo-voucher. Thanks Tom.

Can't be placed to species currently. About 5 mm body length.
… Brad Barnd, 13 July, 2017 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Hilara umbrosa?
Could this be Hilara umbrosa? It's distinctive in having all femora with prominent spines below distally.
… John F. Carr, 26 February, 2018 - 6:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Does match the description
is the same.
… Brad Barnd, 5 January, 2022 - 7:08pm login or register to post comments

 
Hilara umbrosa?
John, I replaced it with a larger image to show more detail.
… tom murray, 26 February, 2018 - 7:16pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Dance Flies.
Thanks John. This one was larger than the loads of small Hilara at the lights.
… tom murray, 21 June, 2014 - 3:11pm login or register to post comments

Probably Hilara
Probably Hilara
… John F. Carr, 21 June, 2014 - 3:07pm login or register to post comments

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