Long-legged Fly

Description:

The distinctive character of Condylostylus is a pair of setose mounds on the frons bearing the vertical setae.(3) When present, wing markings in the form of two bands joined along the costa will distinguish Condylostylus from other American Sciapodinae. In addition, the following combination of typical, but not universal, characters can help ID the genus: vertex deeply excavated M distinctly forked (unforked in Mesorhaga) frons usually with pale bristles in addition to black (usually only black in Sciapus) setae of calypter usually black (usually pale in Sciapus) scutellum with two pairs of bristles (outer pair reduced or absent in Sciapus)

Habitat:

Typically found in moist forests. This one, however, was spotted in an urban area - Brooklyn, NY