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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » "Acalyptratae" » Carnoidea » Freeloader Flies (Milichiidae) » Madizinae » Desmometopa
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Freeloader fly, Desmometopa sp. - Desmometopa
Copyright © 2014 Leland Searles

Freeloader fly, Desmometopa sp. - Desmometopa
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA
July 20, 2014
Size: 2 mm
This is the clearest picture of an individual. Note the "M" or "W" (depending on view angle) on the dorsal head.

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Contributed by Leland Searles on 25 July, 2014 - 7:25pm
Last updated 25 July, 2014 - 10:20pm

Moved
Moved from Flies.
… John F. Carr, 25 July, 2014 - 9:35pm login or register to post comments

 
That was a quick ID!
And maybe easy because of the "M." Thanks for doing this. How many species are in the genus in N. America, and is there a possibility to identify my photos beyond genus?
… Leland Searles, 25 July, 2014 - 9:53pm login or register to post comments

 
3?
According to the 1965 catalog of Diptera there are three species in North America.
… John F. Carr, 25 July, 2014 - 10:07pm login or register to post comments

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