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Unknown Brachycera with holoptic eyes (08.05.24) --> Rhaphium commune (Dolichopodidae)
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 Hello,

a 4 mm fly on a beech leaf at a forest path (northwest Germany). I have no idea about the family...
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 Dolichopodidae
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nielsyese wrote:
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Ah, interesting! Thanks a lot!
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 Considering hairy eyes and early spring, I suppose Rhaphium commune.
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Nikita Vikhrev wrote:
Considering hairy eyes and early spring, I suppose Rhaphium commune.

Thanks a lot, Nikita!
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