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Hyadina sp.
Tiny bronze fly about 5 mm long. There is white on the underside of the abdomen.
Iceplant in backyard
Spotted on Feb 18, 2014
Submitted on Feb 19, 2014
4 Comments
"Shore flies" are pretty ubiquitous
Hi stho002, I thought about a shore fly but since I'm surrounded by residential and chaparral, I figured the habitat didn't match. Thank you for the suggestion. I'll update it now.
Thank you Jeff for the suggestion!
Ephydridae, possibly Hyadina sp., see: http://bugguide.net/node/view/555310
Resembles Milichiidae (http://bugguide.net/node/view/23319/bgpa...), but I can't be sure.