Flies of the US and Canada's Journal

December 09, 2023

Decembe 10th - New England Diptera #7

Heyo, fly folk!

Last week was rather successful, so we are continuing with common families of Brachycera in New England! Keep an eye out, because next week we'll be taking a break... :o

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, December 10th.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=52339&taxon_id=48091&lrank=zoosubsection

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Posted on December 09, 2023 02:19 AM by zdanko zdanko | 1 comment | Leave a comment

December 01, 2023

December 3 - New England Diptera #6

Heyo, fly folk!

This week we will continue with New England Diptera and focus on identifying the common families of Brachycera that we see regularly in the region.

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, December 3rd.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=52339&taxon_id=48091&lrank=zoosubsection

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Posted on December 01, 2023 01:27 AM by zdanko zdanko | 4 comments | Leave a comment

November 25, 2023

November 19 - New England Diptera #5

Heyo, fly folk!

We are finishing up with Vermont this week, and we'll move on to another group/location based on requests!

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, November 25th.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=47&taxon_id=48091&lrank=zoosubsection

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Posted on November 25, 2023 04:43 PM by zdanko zdanko | 2 comments | Leave a comment

November 19, 2023

November 19 - New England Diptera #4

Heyo, fly folk!

Due to popular demand (of the people who have been coming regularly), we are continuing with New England Diptera. I was off-grid for the weekend, so I apologize for the late post. If you want to do something else, join the meeting and tell me!

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, November 19th.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=47&taxon_id=48091&lrank=zoosubsection

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Posted on November 19, 2023 09:20 PM by zdanko zdanko | 1 comment | Leave a comment

November 02, 2023

November 12 - New England Diptera: Vermont #3

Heyo, fly folk!

This is a continuation of last week's workshop, focusing on the Brachycera of Vermont. There will be minimal teaching and mostly just conversations about specific observations. The goal of these meetings is to become more knowledgeable about the diversity of morphospecies in a region, which will help with recognizing families and higher taxa in other regions.

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, November 12th.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=47&taxon_id=48091&lrank=zoosubsection

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Posted on November 02, 2023 01:06 PM by zdanko zdanko | 3 comments | Leave a comment

October 26, 2023

October 29 - New England Diptera: Vermont Cont'd

Heyo, fly folk!

This is a continuation of last week's workshop, focusing on the Brachycera of Vermont. There will be minimal teaching and mostly just conversations about specific observations. The goal of these meetings is to become more knowledgeable about the diversity of morphospecies in a region, which will help with recognizing families and higher taxa in other regions.

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, October 29th.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=47&taxon_id=48091&lrank=epifamily

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Posted on October 26, 2023 04:01 PM by zdanko zdanko | 1 comment | Leave a comment

October 21, 2023

October 22 - New England Diptera: Vermont

Heyo, fly folk!

This is our official first meeting of a new series, suggested by @edanko! We will focus on learning the Diptera of New England for the next several weeks, starting with Vermont. We will work on identifying observations left at higher ranks and getting to know the common morphospecies in the region. For simplicity, the identify link is restricted to Brachycera, but we can always change it during the meeting.

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, October 22nd.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=47&taxon_id=48091&lrank=zoosection

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Posted on October 21, 2023 12:59 PM by zdanko zdanko | 4 comments | Leave a comment

October 12, 2023

October 15 - Schizophora

Heyo, fly folk!

This workshop will review the differences between Calyptratae and Acalyptratae, and most of the time will be spent identifying and sharing observations.

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, October 15th.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=1%2C6712&taxon_id=48089&lrank=zoosection

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Posted on October 12, 2023 12:46 PM by zdanko zdanko | 2 comments | Leave a comment

October 06, 2023

October 8th - Condylostylus!

Heyo, fly folk!

This week will be dedicated to reviewing Condylostylus and testing the Nearctic key, due to popular request. This is a great meeting for anyone not very knowledgeable in Condylostylus, as the key is generally very simple to understand.

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, October 8th.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=1,6712&taxon_id=122222

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Posted on October 06, 2023 12:52 PM by zdanko zdanko | 1 comment | Leave a comment

September 28, 2023

October 1st - Rhagio + Condylostylus Testing

Heyo, fly folk!

This workshop will involve a review of the common Rhagio species in the Eastern Nearctic. There will also be an opportunity to test the Condylostylus key.

Date & Time: 8 PM EDT on Sunday, October 1st.

Join here: Meeting Link

Meeting ID: 874 5687 3015

Passcode: diptera

Resource: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1v1XkHlErPhazLfnYiBYf6IkT7wkOnatdr0K2rtQoY_k/edit

Identify Link we will use: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/identify?order_by=random&place_id=1,6712&taxon_id=60471

Click here to sign up to join our emailing list!

Posted on September 28, 2023 12:42 PM by zdanko zdanko | 1 comment | Leave a comment