Guest Report post Posted June 23, 2006 It's Orange/Green, holds it wings flat over its' back like a Stonefly, has HUGE eyes like a fly which had a green tint to them 'til I put it in alcohol, when they turned more dark grey/black. I coulda sworn the pics were better, but... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyweaver 0 Report post Posted June 25, 2006 Can't tell, need clearer pic. Try using Witch Hazel instead of alcohol. It doesen't change the color of the fly,so I have been told. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ethan Bright 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2006 It's really hard to make out any detail. Seems like there's one pair of winds, and perhaps the antennae are very short (consisting of a scape (the base), pedicel (enlarged), and an elongate bristle-like aristle (flagellum). If this is the case, its a brachyceran Diptera. The general gestalt of the insects reminds me of either a snipe fly (Rhagionidae) or remotely, perhaps, a long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae). If you have the specimen in alcohol, I can identify it on-hand. Or at least take some clearer, more magnified pictures so that more details become clearly evident. Cheers, Ethan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
