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Scaled Hump-backed Fly (Megaselia scalaris)

Observer

jcruzmendoza

Date

March 19, 2024 04:21 PM CST
Scaled Hump-backed Fly - Photo (c) John and Kendra Abbott, all rights reserved, uploaded by John and Kendra Abbott
phorid's ID: Scaled Hump-backed Fly (Megaselia scalaris)
Added on March 21, 2024
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kenkneidel

Date

November 3, 2023

Description

body 2.8 mm

Dohrniphora incisuralis - Photo (c) Owen Strickland, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Owen Strickland
phorid's ID: Dohrniphora incisuralis, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on December 25, 2023
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ericcleveland

Date

November 9, 2023 02:51 PM PST

Description

Approx. 3 mm

Megaselia rufipes - Photo (c) Steve Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Steve Kerr
phorid's ID: Megaselia rufipes, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on November 14, 2023
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What

Cyclorrhaphan Flies (Infraorder Cyclorrhapha)

Observer

aventu1006

Date

May 25, 2021 10:10 AM WEST

Description

In a Blue Tit nest (Cyanistes caeruleus)

Puliciphora - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
phorid's ID: Genus Puliciphora, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on October 15, 2023
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ericcleveland

Date

October 6, 2023 09:18 PM PDT
Spiniphora - Photo (c) Stephen Thorpe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stephen Thorpe
phorid's ID: Genus Spiniphora, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on October 10, 2023
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hayath_mohammed

Date

September 3, 2023

Place

Bangalore (Google, OSM)
Diplonevra - Photo (c) honeyroll_ahmad_sah, all rights reserved, uploaded by honeyroll_ahmad_sah
phorid's ID: Genus Diplonevra, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on September 29, 2023
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ericcleveland

Date

September 25, 2023 08:27 PM PDT
Dohrniphora cornuta - Photo (c) Rui Andrade, all rights reserved, uploaded by Rui Andrade
phorid's ID: Dohrniphora cornuta, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on September 27, 2023
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sbrobeson

Date

August 2023
Gymnophora - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Katja Schulz
phorid's ID: Genus Gymnophora, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on August 29, 2023
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pmwhitington

Date

February 15, 2020 12:55 PM AEDT

Description

malaise trap collection made between 1st Feb and 2nd March 2020 - following Border Fire on 4th Jan 2020. Body length 0.9mm Specimen #291

Puliciphora - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by Ken Kneidel
phorid's ID: Genus Puliciphora, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on August 28, 2023
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truthfunctional

Date

August 25, 2023 03:50 PM EDT
Conicera - Photo (c) Matthew Holden, all rights reserved, uploaded by Matthew Holden
phorid's ID: Genus Conicera, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on August 27, 2023
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karenbennetts

Date

August 26, 2023 10:23 AM AEST
Sciadocera rufomaculata - Photo (c) Steve Kerr, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Steve Kerr
phorid's ID: Sciadocera rufomaculata, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on August 27, 2023
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pmwhitington

Date

February 15, 2020 12:55 PM AEDT

Description

malaise trap collection made between 1st Feb and 2nd March 2020 - following Border Fire on 4th Jan 2020. Body length 0.9mm Specimen #291

Metopininae - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Katja Schulz
phorid's ID: Subfamily Metopininae, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on August 27, 2023
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What

Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)

Observer

eurysternus

Date

December 2, 2022 08:14 AM GMT

Description

One of the strangest fly I have ever seen. Curious to see what it is, if it has a name.

Humpbacked Flies - Photo (c) Rui Andrade, all rights reserved, uploaded by Rui Andrade
phorid's ID: Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on August 27, 2023
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carlosemunoz

Date

June 18, 2023 03:18 PM CEST
Phalacrotophora - Photo (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by portioid
phorid's ID: Genus Phalacrotophora, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on July 30, 2023
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ericcleveland

Date

June 8, 2023 03:17 PM PDT
Megaselia nigra - Photo (c) Eric Cleveland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Eric Cleveland
phorid's ID: Megaselia nigra, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on June 23, 2023
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maiz

Date

April 2023
Golden Flies - Photo (c) C. Mallory, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by C. Mallory
phorid's ID: Golden Flies (Family Chyromyidae)
Added on May 4, 2023
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What

Scaled Hump-backed Fly (Megaselia scalaris)

Observer

r-a-p

Date

April 8, 2023 09:47 PM -03
Scaled Hump-backed Fly - Photo (c) John and Kendra Abbott, all rights reserved, uploaded by John and Kendra Abbott
phorid's ID: Scaled Hump-backed Fly (Megaselia scalaris)
Added on April 11, 2023
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gbohne

Date

March 2023

Place

Hessen, DE (Google, OSM)
Lesser Dung Flies - Photo (c) Marcello Consolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
phorid's ID: Lesser Dung Flies (Family Sphaeroceridae)
Added on March 31, 2023
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What

Biting Midges (Family Ceratopogonidae)

Observer

lljohnson

Date

August 18, 2022 08:10 AM AST
Biting Midges - Photo (c) Kenneth Lorenzen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Kenneth Lorenzen
phorid's ID: Biting Midges (Family Ceratopogonidae)
Added on January 13, 2023
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kenkneidel

Date

September 30, 2022

Description

body 2.3 mm

Megaselia - Photo (c) RUIZ Jean Marc, all rights reserved, uploaded by RUIZ Jean Marc
phorid's ID: Genus Megaselia, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on January 13, 2023
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perksimages

Date

May 17, 2015 09:52 AM CST
Dohrniphora gigantea - Photo (c) Perk, all rights reserved, uploaded by Perk
phorid's ID: Dohrniphora gigantea, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on October 29, 2022
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antony2675

Date

October 24, 2022 01:14 PM CST

Place

五指山 (Google, OSM)

Description

蚤蠅科

Diplonevra - Photo (c) honeyroll_ahmad_sah, all rights reserved, uploaded by honeyroll_ahmad_sah
phorid's ID: Genus Diplonevra, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on October 29, 2022
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steve432king

Date

September 10, 2022 07:20 PM EDT
Apocephalus - Photo (c) Brian V. Brown, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
phorid's ID: Genus Apocephalus, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on September 15, 2022
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tobiashays

Date

September 10, 2021 08:08 PM MDT

Description

Many of these small phorids walked alongside Neivamyrmex workers (https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/94878395) in raiding columns and some were also observed entering/exiting the entrance to a nest. Winged phorids were also observed hovering above foraging columns and landing/walking beside them. Based on the association with neivamyrmex and general appearance of these flies, an ID of Xanionotum seems likely.
https://bugguide.net/node/view/859386

Xanionotum - Photo (c) Toby, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Toby
phorid's ID: Genus Xanionotum, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on July 27, 2022
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What

Scaled Hump-backed Fly (Megaselia scalaris)

Observer

imasongster

Date

July 20, 2022 11:11 AM EDT
Scaled Hump-backed Fly - Photo (c) John and Kendra Abbott, all rights reserved, uploaded by John and Kendra Abbott
phorid's ID: Scaled Hump-backed Fly (Megaselia scalaris)
Added on July 21, 2022
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What

Nematoceran Flies (Suborder Nematocera)

Observer

calebhelsel

Date

May 11, 2022 02:09 PM CDT
Nematoceran Flies - Photo (c) Pierre Bornand, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
phorid's ID: Nematoceran Flies (Suborder Nematocera)
Added on June 17, 2022
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Fungus Gnats (Family Mycetophilidae)

Observer

sammyisafuzzydog

Date

May 2022
Fungus Gnats - Photo (c) Paul Bedell, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Paul Bedell
phorid's ID: Fungus Gnats (Family Mycetophilidae)
Added on June 17, 2022
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Millipede Killer (Genus Myriophora)

Observer

colinpurrington

Date

June 11, 2022 02:52 PM EDT
Millipede Killer - Photo (c) Peter Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Vos
phorid's ID: Millipede Killer (Genus Myriophora)
Added on June 15, 2022
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saulih

Date

May 30, 2022 02:45 PM CDT

Description

Megaselia - Photo (c) RUIZ Jean Marc, all rights reserved, uploaded by RUIZ Jean Marc
phorid's ID: Genus Megaselia, a member of Humpbacked Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on May 31, 2022
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What

Scaled Hump-backed Fly (Megaselia scalaris)

Observer

gmmarques

Date

March 26, 2022 04:08 PM WET

Description

~3mm
Ran on the wall in what seemed a frantic way

Scaled Hump-backed Fly - Photo (c) John and Kendra Abbott, all rights reserved, uploaded by John and Kendra Abbott
phorid's ID: Scaled Hump-backed Fly (Megaselia scalaris)
Added on March 27, 2022
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