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Small Black fly with big Eyes => Microphor (Dolichopodidae)
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 Hello,
I found this fly in a spiderweb nearby an insect hotel. It was 4-5 mm in my garden in Frankfurt, Germany.
I have no idea, which family it could be.

Greetings Chris
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