Key Identification Features
- The head has distinct silky black dots located at the bases of the anterior orbital setae, between the antenna bases and the edges of the compound eyes, and in the center of the occiput.
- cinerella is a dark, highly distinctive member of the Pherbellia genus, and is easy to identify in the field by its long mid-frontal stripe and darkened anterior wing margin.
- The patterned wings have a costal vein that bears a series of protruding spinules that are distinct from the fly's bristles.
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