teaganme's Identifications

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What

Genus Bactrocera

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 4, 2022 09:38 PM +06

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Bactrocera - Photo (c) Peter Rowland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Rowland
teaganme's ID: Genus Bactrocera, a member of Cucurbit Fruit Flies (Subfamily Dacinae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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3 photos

What

Oriental Latrine Fly (Chrysomya megacephala)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 25, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Oriental Latrine Fly - Photo (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by portioid
teaganme's ID: Oriental Latrine Fly (Chrysomya megacephala)
Added on September 14, 2024
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2 photos

What

Small Fruit Flies (Genus Drosophila)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 25, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Small Fruit Flies - Photo (c) Nikolai Vladimirov, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nikolai Vladimirov
teaganme's ID: Small Fruit Flies (Genus Drosophila)
Added on September 14, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Picture-winged Flies (Family Ulidiidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 4, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Picture-winged Flies - Photo (c) carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by carnifex
teaganme's ID: Picture-winged Flies (Family Ulidiidae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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What

Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 1, 2022 08:53 PM +06

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Non-biting Midges - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
teaganme's ID: Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Genus Clogmia

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 6, 2022 11:31 AM +06

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)

Description

Psychoda alternata + Clogmia albipunctata are reported from Diego Garcia

https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/61215.pdf

Clogmia - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
teaganme's ID: Genus Clogmia, a member of Moth Flies (Subfamily Psychodinae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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What

Genus Aedes

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 24, 2022 09:05 PM +06

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)

Description

Compare to Aedes albopictus, and A. aegypti
reported on Diego Garcia by Hutson (1981). No other records of Aedes spp. on DG.

https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/61215.pdf

Aedes - Photo (c) Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Edithvale-Australia Insects and Spiders
teaganme's ID: Genus Aedes, a member of Culicine Mosquitoes (Subfamily Culicinae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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What

Minute Black Scavenger Flies (Family Scatopsidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 24, 2022 09:16 PM +06

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Minute Black Scavenger Flies - Photo (c) Alexis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Alexis
teaganme's ID: Minute Black Scavenger Flies (Family Scatopsidae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 30, 2022 03:56 PM +06

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Non-biting Midges - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
teaganme's ID: Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Scuttle Flies (Family Phoridae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 25, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Humpbacked Flies - Photo (c) Rui Andrade, all rights reserved, uploaded by Rui Andrade
teaganme's ID: Scuttle Flies (Family Phoridae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

4 photos

What

Lauxaniid Flies (Family Lauxaniidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 23, 2022 08:18 PM +06

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Lauxaniid Flies - Photo (c) Karen Yukich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Karen Yukich
teaganme's ID: Lauxaniid Flies (Family Lauxaniidae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Subfamily Stichopogoninae

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 3, 2022 10:04 AM +06

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)

Description

Compare to Clinopogon nicobarensis, collected on Diego Garcia by Barnett and Emms (1996)
http://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma%206-5.pdf

Stichopogoninae - Photo (c) Bob O'Kennon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Bob O'Kennon
teaganme's ID: Subfamily Stichopogoninae, a member of Robber Flies (Family Asilidae)
Added on September 14, 2024
Supporting

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Freeloader Flies (Family Milichiidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 4, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Freeloader Flies - Photo (c) Gary McDonald, all rights reserved, uploaded by Gary McDonald
teaganme's ID: Freeloader Flies (Family Milichiidae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Genus Bactrocera

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 23, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Bactrocera - Photo (c) Peter Rowland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Rowland
teaganme's ID: Genus Bactrocera, a member of Cucurbit Fruit Flies (Subfamily Dacinae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Genus Syritta

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 2, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Syritta - Photo (c) Michael H. King, all rights reserved
teaganme's ID: Genus Syritta, a member of Drone Flies and Allies (Subfamily Eristalinae)
Added on September 14, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies (Family Sarcophagidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 25, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies - Photo (c) Even Dankowicz, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Even Dankowicz
teaganme's ID: Flesh Flies and Satellite Flies (Family Sarcophagidae)
Added on September 13, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Lauxaniid Flies (Family Lauxaniidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 4, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Lauxaniid Flies - Photo (c) Karen Yukich, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Karen Yukich
teaganme's ID: Lauxaniid Flies (Family Lauxaniidae)
Added on September 13, 2024
Improving

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Picture-winged Flies (Family Ulidiidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 7, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Picture-winged Flies - Photo (c) carnifex, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by carnifex
teaganme's ID: Picture-winged Flies (Family Ulidiidae)
Added on September 13, 2024
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3 photos

What

Lagoon Flies (Genus Eristalinus)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 22, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Lagoon Flies - Photo (c) Peter Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Vos
teaganme's ID: Lagoon Flies (Genus Eristalinus)
Added on September 13, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

What

Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 29, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Non-biting Midges - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
teaganme's ID: Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)
Added on September 13, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 30, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Non-biting Midges - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
teaganme's ID: Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)
Added on September 13, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Allactoneura argentosquamosa

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 29, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Allactoneura argentosquamosa - Photo (c) Sunnetchan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Sunnetchan
teaganme's ID: Allactoneura argentosquamosa, a member of Fungus Gnats (Family Mycetophilidae)
Added on September 13, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 6, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Non-biting Midges - Photo (c) Don Loarie, some rights reserved (CC BY)
teaganme's ID: Non-biting Midges (Family Chironomidae)
Added on September 13, 2024
Improving

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Muscoid Flies (Superfamily Muscoidea)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 27, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Muscoid Flies - Photo (c) Marcello Consolo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
teaganme's ID: Muscoid Flies (Superfamily Muscoidea)
Added on August 30, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Aphid Flies (Family Chamaemyiidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 4, 2022 02:33 PM +06

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)

Description

Hutson 1981 reports Hecamede granifera on Diego Garcia, and no others in the Chagos. This specimen appears to differ slightly from H. granifera, lacking brown color on the mesonotum (see https://www.inaturalist.org/guide_taxa/1816847).

Aphid Flies - Photo (c) Jay Keller, all rights reserved, uploaded by Jay Keller
teaganme's ID: Aphid Flies (Family Chamaemyiidae)
Added on August 30, 2024
Leading

Photos / Sounds

What

Marauders (Genus Proctacanthus)

Observer

dccbug

Date

July 27, 2024 07:34 PM CDT

Place

Pundt Park, 4129 Spring Creek Dr, Spring, TX 77373, USA (Google, OSM)
Marauders - Photo (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
teaganme's ID: Marauders (Genus Proctacanthus)
Added on August 6, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

7 photos

What

Proctacanthus nearno

Observer

azfieldnaturalist

Date

July 28, 2024 11:55 AM MST

Place

Canoa Ranch Pond (Google, OSM)
Proctacanthus nearno - Photo (c) Giff Beaton, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Giff Beaton
teaganme's ID: Proctacanthus nearno, a member of Marauders (Genus Proctacanthus)
Added on August 6, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Freeloader Flies (Family Milichiidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 4, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Freeloader Flies - Photo (c) Gary McDonald, all rights reserved, uploaded by Gary McDonald
teaganme's ID: Freeloader Flies (Family Milichiidae)
Added on July 26, 2024
Leading

Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Long-legged Flies (Family Dolichopodidae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

February 2, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)
Long-legged Flies - Photo (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY)
teaganme's ID: Long-legged Flies (Family Dolichopodidae)
Added on July 25, 2024
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Photos / Sounds

3 photos

What

Typical Flesh Flies (Subfamily Sarcophaginae)

Observer

diego_garcia_arthropods

Date

January 25, 2022

Place

British Indian Ocean Territory (Google, OSM)

Description

Sarcophaga tibialis is reported from Diego Garcia Island by Herbst (1981). Barnett and Emms (1998) report S. dux & S. peregrina on other islands in the Chagos.

https://phthiraptera.myspecies.info/sites/phthiraptera.info/files/61215.pdf

http://islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma%206-5.pdf

Typical Flesh Flies - Photo (c) Nicolas Olejnik, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nicolas Olejnik
teaganme's ID: Typical Flesh Flies (Subfamily Sarcophaginae)
Added on July 25, 2024
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