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Brachycera on the window, which family?--> Fanniia cf scalaris
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 Indoors, on a window frame, It has a length of about 6 mm in this position (including wings) (Spain: Girona: Beuda, 400 m; 2021:04:01)
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 Is also here: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72635551
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 Regarding early spring and general view, most probably F. scalaris
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 Following Rozkosny et al 1997 with the visible characters (not visible: palps, hind coxa) keyed out three species: F.lineata, F. monticola, F.subpubescens.
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