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Long Legs The Morph nailed the ID on this one. Great job! Condylostylus patibulatus,Geotagged,Long legged fly,Summer,United States

Long Legs

The Morph nailed the ID on this one. Great job!

comments (4)

morpheme

Lion

Hmmm - don't think so. This fly looks like it has one more segment of abdomen than a blow fly - they seem to look 'chubbier' to me... and it's eyes are separated, I think a blow fly's eyes meet in the middle of it's head (maybe only some species... though). Flies are tough - so many and tiny details separating species, but I'll see what I can find. Posted 6 years ago, modified 6 years ago

morpheme

Lion

I'm not great at looking at wing veins... but I think, if I am reading this properly, this family has a distinctive vein that your fly also has.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/12491

there's a small key on this page as well, but much of it may be difficult without a microscope.. Posted 6 years ago
1. Stephen Philips
  
  Lion
  
  I think you nailed this one! Condylostylus patibulatus
  
  Great job. Posted 6 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    I'm not sure that C. patibulatus is the correct ID. I think the genus is right, but the distribution is way off for the species. Consider Condylostylus longicornis? Posted 5 years ago

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The Condylostylus patibulatus

Condylostylus patibulatus (Say, 1823) belongs to Dolichopodidae family.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Stephen Philips

By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded Sep 14, 2018. Captured Jul 14, 2018 14:52 in Pinal County, AZ, USA.

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Canon EOS 5DS R
f/13.0
1/400s
ISO1000
180mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.