Hilarimorphidae: a new family for iNaturalist!
This small brown fly, observed by @malisaspring in Ohio this July, turns out to represent a new family for iNaturalist! These are also apparently the first live photos of this family ever taken. Many thanks to Martin Hauser @phycus and Norm Woodley for their help with the identification. Distinguishing features are illustrated here.
It just goes to show that crazy new material is still turning up even in the most well-collected parts of North America on iNaturalist, and it only takes one observation!
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This is one of those things that keeps me coming back to iNaturalist....
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Just saw this on twitter. Very cool!
Wow, nice! Thanks for sharing :)
that's so amazing! Congratulations to @malisaspring
Awesome,
Wowie wow! This is magnificent! Thanks for sharing this cool discovery.
:0!!!
Fantastic! And also, amazing photo, getting the features clear enough for the ID.
Very cool love the photo, super clear
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