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Long Legged Fly? - Amblypsilopus scintillans - male
Copyright © 2008 hgkrishman

Long Legged Fly? - Amblypsilopus scintillans - Male
4810 S. Harlem Ave., Forest View, N 41° 53.430’ W087° 48.246’, Cook County, Illinois, USA
August 9, 2008
Size: 4-5mm
Contributed by hgkrishman on 10 August, 2008 - 12:22am
Last updated 16 January, 2012 - 4:42pm

Moved
Moved from Sciapodinae. Probably the only one of this species in the guide.
… John F. Carr, 13 December, 2010 - 7:21pm

Moved
Moved from Longlegged Flies.

I suspect a male Amblypsilopus based on the long legs and slightly modified wing.
… John F. Carr, 22 November, 2010 - 8:43pm

Looks like
maybe Chrysosoma species.
… Jon M. Yuschock, 10 August, 2008 - 9:01am

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