Key Identification Features
- This fly has a distinct bold wing pattern and rusty-brown body coloration, a characteristic that is consistent at least among populations in eastern regions.
- Its wings feature distinctive dark markings.
- This fly can be identified by a specific pattern on its wings: four transverse stripes that are fused together to form a shape similar to the letters "U" and "M".
- Female spermathecae have a distinct oblong-oval shape.
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