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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Flies (Diptera) » Orthorrhapha » Asiloidea » Window Flies (Scenopinidae) » Pseudatrichia
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Diptera - Pseudatrichia - female
Copyright © 2014 Jeff Gruber & UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology

Diptera - Pseudatrichia - Female
Laguna Mountains, Kitchen Creek Rd Area, San Diego County, California, USA
May 23, 2009
Came to blacklight. Very early morning hours of May 23.

Thinking Scenopinidae. Possibly Prorates?

All pics taken with automontage system. Actual montaging done with CombineZP and Zerene Stacker.

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Contributed by Jeff Gruber on 11 May, 2014 - 5:12pm
Last updated 12 May, 2014 - 1:25pm

Moved
Moved from Window Flies.
… Jeff Gruber, 12 May, 2014 - 12:19pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from Flies.

MND says Pseudatrichia. Not sure if that's still true.

Edit: The small hairs rule out Pseudatrichia, but I don't like the alternative Belosta.
… John F. Carr, 11 May, 2014 - 5:23pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes, this is certainly a fema
Yes, this is certainly a female Pseudatrichia.
… Shaun Winterton, 12 May, 2014 - 11:12am login or register to post comments

 
Thanks
Thanks Shaun and John.
… Jeff Gruber, 12 May, 2014 - 2:36pm login or register to post comments

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