Interesting fly near mushroom and maggots - genus Suillia, Heleomyzidae?

I suspect this is the fly responsible for the maggots consuming the Honey Mushroom (Armillariella mellea) in my [Previous] photo. It's sitting just a few inches away from the mushrooms in in this cluster. It's about the size of a house fly. I guess that it's a Heleomyzidae fly in the genus Suillia, but I'm not sure. I'll keep trying to get a shot on the mushroom instead of on sandstone. HMM! (San Marcos Pass, 11 December 2016)

We did get a bit more rain last night and today, but just a bit, just half of 1/10 inch. That's enough to keep the oak mulch wet and the mushrooms happy - the saprophytes if not the more interesting mycorrhizal mushrooms. There are still rumors that a strong storm bring rain to us on Thursday and Friday. We stand at just 43% of normal rainfall, so we could use it.

(Update - I've never posted to the Macro Mondays group before, but it sure seems to generate visits!)

Taken in: United States / California / Santa Barbara (show map)

Taken on: December 11, 2016

Tags:

fly

Suillia

Acalyptratae

Diptera

San Marcos Pass

Santa Barbara County

California

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Camera: Nikon D7100, f/11.0, 1/30 sec, 105mm (=157mm), ISO 280 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D7100
Aperture:	f/11.0
Exposure Time:	0.033 sec (1/30)
Focal Length:	105mm (35mm equivalent: 157mm)
ISO:	280
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Cloudy
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Ver.1.01
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