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Species ID Suggestions

No common name

Mythicomyia sp.

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CindyBinghamKeiser
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Comments (5)
CindyBinghamKeiser
LOL, yes I recently taught my kids about assume :) I agree with andyarct, you have a great series!
andyarct
Whatever it is, it's a beautiful bug. I love those eyes! Great series of photos!
Ric2
Do not follow the link in the previous comment. the link is http://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Small-House-Fly
Ric2
Thank you, Cindy Bingham Keiser, I looked again on the internet and found one reference for this insect at Insect Identification.org It is indeed a fly. As described, it is a small house fly. Order: Diptera, Family: Muscidae, Genus: Fannia, Species: spp. I assumed (and we all know what happens when one assumes) it was a mosquito because it was in the presence of several female mosquitos.
CindyBinghamKeiser
Hi Ric2, I think this is a fly, not a mosquito. I have a spotting that's similar at http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7184208 Unfortunately this fly doesn't seem to be well documented. The link to BugGuide doesn't specifically say that fly is in New Mexico but it's on either side of you.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2011

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