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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Window Flies (Scenopinidae) » Scenopinus » fenestralis species group (Scenopinus fenestralis species group)
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Window Fly - Scenopinus - male
Copyright © 2009 Tim Eisele

Window Fly - Scenopinus - Male
Atlantic Mine, Houghton County, Michigan, USA
May 23, 2008
Size: 6 mm
These were flying around our house last spring in late May/early June. The large, connected eyes lead me to believe this is a male, I also have pictures of a female where the eyes are not connected. I think this is a syrphid fly, not sure which one though.

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Contributed by Tim Eisele on 12 February, 2009 - 5:09am
Last updated 27 April, 2010 - 12:11am

Moved
Moved from Window Flies.
… Keith Bayless, 27 April, 2010 - 12:11am login or register to post comments

probably Scenopinus
but I can't see the wing venation well enough to be certain.
… Keith Bayless, 12 February, 2009 - 3:15pm login or register to post comments

Window Fly (Scenopinidae)
Wing venation and shape of antennae differ from any Syrphid Fly.
Genus Metatrichia is the only one on BG for now, but this doesn't mean this one Scenopinid actually belong to this genus. Advice of a Dipterist expert is needed.
… Richard Vernier, 12 February, 2009 - 6:49am login or register to post comments

 
Thank you!
In particular, thanks for pointing out that I should have been paying attention to the antenna shape.
… Tim Eisele, 12 February, 2009 - 7:02am login or register to post comments

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