Flies of the US and Canada's Boletim

We're happy to announce another online meeting next week! Here are the details:

The Zoom meeting will open at 4 PM EST on Sunday the 5th.

The plan is to focus on observations of the Common Eastern Physocephala (Physocephala tibialis). We'll spend most of the time individually going through observations while discussing questions and interesting observations.

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Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

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Guides to use at our meeting:
Notes for the Conopidae of the US & Canada
Draft key to Physocephala in the US & Canada

What we'll be identifying:
www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=1,6712&taxon_id=133978&without_ident_user_id=zdanko

Please watch this video prior to joining the meeting so that you are prepared to participate:

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We're happy to announce another online meeting next week! Here are the details:

The Zoom meeting will open at 4 PM EST on Sunday the 12th.

The plan is to focus on observations of Sciapodinae in the Western US/Canada. We'll spend most of the time individually going through observations while discussing questions and interesting observations.

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Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

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Guides to use at our meeting:
Key to the Sciapodinae of the Western US & Canada
Guide to the common Sciapodinae of the Western US & Canada

What we'll be identifying:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?place_id=13337,9079,13335,7085,6834,7953,46,10,22,16,15,6,14,50,40,52,9,34&taxon_id=321397

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We're happy to announce another online meeting next week! Here are the details:

The Zoom meeting will open at 4 PM EST on Sunday the 19th.

The plan is to focus on observations of Toxomerus marginatus in the US and Canada. We'll spend most of the time individually going through observations individually while discussing questions and interesting observations.

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Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

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Guides to use at our meeting:
Key to Toxomerus of the US & Canada

What we'll be identifying:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&taxon_id=126889&place_id=1,6712

Consider watching this video prior to joining the meeting so that you are prepared to participate:

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We're happy to announce another online meeting next week! Here are the details:

The Zoom meeting will open at 4 PM EST on Sunday the 19th.

The plan is to focus on observations stuck at Diptera in the US and Canada. We'll spend most of the time individually going through observations individually while discussing questions and interesting observations.

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Meeting ID: 715 1260 8793

Passcode: diptera

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Guides to use at our meeting:
Key to suborders of Diptera

What we'll be identifying:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&taxon_id=47822&lrank=order

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We're happy to announce another online meeting next week! Here are the details:

The Zoom meeting will open at 4 PM EST on Sunday the 2nd.

The plan is to focus on observations of the Black Blow Fly (Phormia regina) in the US and Canada. We'll spend most of the time individually going through observations individually while discussing questions and interesting observations.

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Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

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Guides to use at our meeting:
Calliphoridae of the Southwest

What we'll be identifying:
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&taxon_id=449683&place_id=1,6712

Consider watching this video prior to joining the meeting so that you are prepared to participate:
(note that the example around 2:30 is not Phormia regina because of the long bristles on the scutum)

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