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Fly - Sylvicola alternatus
Copyright © 2007 Steve Scott

Fly - Sylvicola alternatus
Fairfield, Wayne County, Illinois, USA
March 24, 2007
At light at night.

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Contributed by Steve Scott on 29 March, 2007 - 8:16am
Last updated 19 May, 2016 - 9:37am

Moved
Moved from subgenus Sylvicola.
… John S. Ascher, 19 May, 2016 - 9:37am login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Sylvicola.
… John F. Carr, 4 February, 2012 - 11:53am login or register to post comments

Subgenus Sylvicola
Sylvicola alternatus or S. fenestralis.
… John F. Carr, 3 February, 2012 - 6:37pm login or register to post comments

Strikes me as being in the An
Strikes me as being in the Anisopodidae: Sylvicola
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 29 March, 2007 - 11:32am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks, Joe
The images in the guide look very similar.

I graduated from high school over in Nevada. Hope you enjoy the area as much as I did.
… Steve Scott, 29 March, 2007 - 12:43pm login or register to post comments

 
Entomologically speaking, thi
Entomologically speaking, this area is a bit drab... the only interesting species I've found so far have been Pelecinus and Pteronarcys... makes me long for the good ole days in ecologically diverse Southern Illinois
… Joe, Entomologist (in training), 29 March, 2007 - 1:21pm login or register to post comments

 
We always
went to "The Ledges" to get a taste of "real Iowa" before corn swallowed everything else - but I here what you mean. I am blessed.
… Steve Scott, 29 March, 2007 - 3:26pm login or register to post comments

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