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Brachycera 1 from Brittany (yellow pan trap)
Tramage
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Posted on 03-03-2026 10:01
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 Hello,
This Brachycera has been collected in a yellow pan trap in my garden (Concarneau, Brittany, France).
I have no idea of the family, any help is welcome.
Thibault
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 Apparently Chloropidae. I am unable to go further.
 
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 Looks like a Sphaerocera monilis [Sphaeroceridae] which I photograghed a few years ago...

https://diptera.i...to_id=4820
Edited by Roger Thomason on 04-03-2026 14:17
 
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 There he is! TumbsUp
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 Sorry for mistake; i fully agree wizh S.monilis.
 
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 Thank you very much !
 
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