For a change of pace around here. Â These were photographed last weekend in Brownfield Woods in Urbana, Illinois.
A micropezid fly guards a prime patch of bird poop
A scuttle fly (Phoridae) on a mushroom
Chrysopilus sp. (Rhagionidae)
Long-legged fly (Dolichopodidae)
If any of you Diptera-inclined folk can give me more specific identifications I'd really appreciate it.
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Great fly shots! I know the families, but not much more. Sorry.
The Rhagionidae is Chrysopilus thoracicus (Fabricius)
The Micropezidae is Rainieria antennaepes (Say)