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Mourning Fire-colored Beetle (Pedilus lugubris)Observer
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Thanks to Blaine Mathison at BugGuide.net for confirming my ID.
Weverton/C & O Canal, Washington County, Maryland; Harpers Ferry quad
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Pacific Dusky Wrasse (Halichoeres annularis)Observer
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tentative ID
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Gold-marked Thread-waisted Wasp (Eremnophila aureonotata)Observer
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Alpha Ridge Park, Howard County, Maryland
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Genus AtrichopogonObserver
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Apical Shining Flower Beetle (Stilbus apicalis)Observer
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Stilbus?
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Chrysopilus proximusObserver
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Thanks to bugologist1 at BugGuide.net for the ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/1942937#3817926
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Psila lateralisObserver
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Thanks to Chris Angell at BugGuide.net for the ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2367209
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Chloropetalia selysiObserver
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Still alive but not flying--possibly hit by a car.
Elevation c. 680m
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Golden Spadefish (Platax boersii)Observer
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Papua Explorers Resort house reef & shallows, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia (Google, OSM)
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Enneboeus caseyiObserver
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Adkins Arboretum, Caroline Co., Maryland; Ridgely quad
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Observer
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Antlered Crane Fly (Tanyptera dorsalis)Observer
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Rachel Carson Conservation Park, Montgomery County, Maryland; Sandy Spring quad
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Genus PhysoclypeusObserver
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Sumac Gall Pithead (Pipiza puella)Observer
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Thanks to Bill Dean at BugGuide.net for the ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2381952#3802992
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Medetera aberransObserver
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Snipe Flies (Family Rhagionidae)Observer
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Adkins Arboretum, Caroline Co., Maryland; Ridgely quad
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Genus NeanuraObserver
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New genus for MBP!
Some members of the family "possess chemical defenses and advertise them with bright aposematic colors." (BugGuide).
Thanks to Frans Janssens at BugGuide.net for the ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2363056/bgimage Frans indicates this may be N. persimilis.
Adkins Arboretum, Caroline Co., Maryland; Ridgely quad
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Leskia depilisObserver
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Adkins Arboretum, Caroline Co., Maryland; Ridgely quad
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Observer
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Flies in this group require dissection to identify to species.
Thanks to John F. Carr at BugGuide.net for the ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2116009
Patuxent River State Park â Elton Farm Rd., Montgomery Co., Maryland; Sandy Spring quad
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Observer
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New species for MBP and the first mid-Atlantic record on BugGuide!
Thanks to Diane Young at BugGuide.net for the ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2283676
Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Observer
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Thanks to Ken Wolgemuth at BugGuide.net for confirming the genus ID: https://bugguide.net/node/view/2341538#3747996
Banner's Overlook, Greenridge State Forest, Allegany County, Maryland; Paw Paw quad
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Dusky Blenny (Atrosalarias holomelas)Observer
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A. fuscus or A. holomelas? Is the latter a recent split? It is not in my books.
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Common Snappers (Genus Lutjanus)Observer
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Papua Explorers Resort house reef & shallows, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia (Google, OSM)
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Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)Observer
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Walindi Plantation Resort, New Britain, Papua New Guinea
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Clastoptera hypericiObserver
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Cranesville Swamp Natural Area, Garrett County, Maryland; Sang Run quad
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Yucca Flies (Genus Pseudocalliope)Observer
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Russell Rd., Garrett County, Maryland; Barton quad. Circa 2900 feet elevation.
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Genus SteganaObserver
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This looks like it might be in the S. coeloptera group given eye/head shape and orientation?
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Genus ThecophoraObserver
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Ten Mile Creek, Black Hill Regional Park, Montgomery Co., Maryland; Germantown quad
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Genus MycodrosophilaObserver
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Observer
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Pelegrina protervaObserver
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Genus MycodrosophilaObserver
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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West Virginia White (Pieris virginiensis)Observer
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Population is still hanging on here along Big Run, where it is partial to hemlock forest and uses Cardamine diphylla as a host plant.
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Genus ScaptomyzaObserver
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Sharpshooters (Subfamily Cicadellinae)Observer
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Asociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke's Hermit, San Martin, Peru (Google, OSM)Description
Asociacion para La Conservacion de Aves y La Biodiversidad Koepcke's Hermit, San Martin, Peru
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Shoot Flies (Genus Atherigona)Observer
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Observer
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I think this is S. brevicornis. (BugGuide.net confirmed the genus but not the species).
Catoctin Mountain Park, Frederick County, Maryland; Blue Ridge Summit quad
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Minettia magnaObserver
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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Observer
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In coniferous/deciduous forest near a brackish water marsh. maybe Orchestia grillus?
Chesapeake Bay Environmental Ctr., Queen Annes County, Maryland; Queenstown quad
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Swift Feather-legged Fly (Trichopoda pennipes)Observer
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Rock Creek Stream Valley Park, S. of Twinbrook Parkway x Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, Montg. Co., Maryland; Kensington quad
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End Band Net-winged Beetle (Calopteron terminale)Observer
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Calopteron terminale because (1) transverse depression on elytra, (2) uniformity of ridge heights, and (3) blue tinge. I'm not sure how useful blue tinge characteristic is (from BugGuide page on species). In case useful for anyone else learning about this genus I took a stab at some visual ID tips (on pic #2):
The other two members of the genus in the United States and Canada are Calopteron reticulatum and Calopteron discrepans. I have a blog post with more pics.
Please also see the very similar Caenia dimidiata.
There are many more species (100+?) in Mexico, Central America, and South America but those species are not yet logged into iNaturalist. So if you have observed a Calopteron outside of the United States, keep your ID at the genus level even if it sort of looks like one of the three species in the United States.
