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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
Copyright © 2010 Karl Hillig

Window Fly - Scenopinus
Ballston Lake, Saratoga County, New York, USA
June 16, 1986
Size: 5 mm
ID help appreciated.

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Contributed by Karl Hillig on 24 February, 2010 - 7:03pm
Last updated 15 November, 2010 - 8:44am

Scenopinus fenestralis species group
Based on the more elongated antennae, R4 and R5 diverging closer to r-m crossvein than to wing margin
… Keith Bayless, 27 April, 2010 - 12:06am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Scenopinus.
… Keith Bayless, 27 April, 2010 - 12:04am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies. Congrats, Karl, a new genus for Bugguide!
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 February, 2010 - 11:34am login or register to post comments

Window fly?
I think this is something in the Scenopinidae, which would be quite a nice find.
… Eric R. Eaton, 24 February, 2010 - 11:49pm login or register to post comments

 
Cool.
It's fun to find something a bit unusual in my collection.
… Karl Hillig, 25 February, 2010 - 7:42am login or register to post comments

 
Yep.
Easily keys to genus Scenopinus thanks to this excellent shot of the wing venation.
… Eric R. Eaton, 25 February, 2010 - 11:33am login or register to post comments

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