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Minettia lupulina TL: ~5 mm. Thorax densely gray and pruinescent; abdomen yellow; fore and mid femora and fore tibia mostly black; yellow halteres.<br />
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Habitat: Rural garden Geotagged,Minettia,Minettia lupulina,Summer,United States,diptera,fly

Minettia lupulina

TL: ~5 mm. Thorax densely gray and pruinescent; abdomen yellow; fore and mid femora and fore tibia mostly black; yellow halteres.

Habitat: Rural garden

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Flown Kimmerling

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TOO COOL! Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks :) Posted 6 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

It's all about that bass. Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Bahahahaha! Posted 6 years ago

Flown Kimmerling

Lion

The swollen abdomen here reminds me of the viviparity displayed in tsetse flies O_O Posted 6 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Yes! Have you ever seen a tsetse fly give birth? It's fascinating and a bit icky:
  Posted 6 years ago

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The Minettia lupulina

''Minettia lupulina'' is a species of fly in the family Lauxaniidae.

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Similar species: True Flies

Species identified by Christine Young

By Christine Young

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Uploaded Aug 23, 2019. Captured Aug 23, 2019 08:26 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.

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Canon EOS 80D
f/9.0
1/197s
ISO400
100mm

Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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