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Soldier fly

Anoplodonta nigrirostris

Description:

Tiny 3-4mm long fly.

Habitat:

Meadow.

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6 Comments

KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

Thanks Tamar!

ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Karen, I think this IS a Soldier Fly. The Y shaped antennae help identify it as such.
Similar markings and body shape to Anoplodonta nigrirostris: http://bugguide.net/node/view/474123

General info from Bugguide:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/6994

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

More photos added.

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks Jack! We are blessed with such a vast array of flies, beetles & bugs around here & hardly any of them seem to be in my guides!

Jacob Gorneau
Jacob Gorneau 12 years ago

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soldier_fly...

This is a link to soldier flies, which compose of 1500 species. It does not look like a soldier fly to me...but who knows? :)

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Thanks Francis!

KarenL
Spotted by
KarenL

Franklin, Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Apr 4, 2012
Submitted on Apr 5, 2012

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