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Big-Headed Fly

Elmohardyia sp.

Photo by LaurenZarate
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Field Notes

Description:

A tiny Big-Headed Fly of the Family Pipunculidae. Most, including this one, are parasitoids on Homoptera. They are usually small, this one is only 4 mm long in body. The wings are almost double the length of the abdomen. These are not common and it is great fun to find one. Family Pipunculidae.
http://www.pbase.com/image/122126839

Habitat:

Came to an ultraviolet light in the garden, San Cristobal de Las Casas, 2,200 meters.

Notes:

This is a female, for the probable male of the species see this previous spotting:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/24974021/fullscreen.

Reference Links:

Pipunculidae, BOLD Systems: Taxonomy Browser - Elmohardyia {genus}

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (7)
LaurenZarate
Mark, you're welcome! Love finding out something new!
Mark Ridgway
Thanks for looking at it Lauren. I'm sure he'll be pleased. An interesting one. I could really get into flies - pity they mostly don't stay still for long.
LaurenZarate
Thank you Cindy :) all the better to see you and eat you! Mark, I think Audie's fly is a Sciomyzidae, a Slug Killing Fly. Very neat. I'm not sure if that exact species occurs in Korea as well as in Europe.
Mark Ridgway
Sorry to hijack Lauren.. can you please look at this one http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/621186008
LaurenZarate
Thank you Mark, how about lots of visual acuity for a compliment? Maybe a good thinker? They should have used this one in the movie "The Fly" :)
Mark Ridgway
Lovely series. No more compliments for this guy though!

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PublishedAugust 11, 2014

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