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Little green fly - Empididae?
Alvesgaspar
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Posted on 23-04-2008 12:59
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Found today collecting nectar with a long proboscis. Quite small, about 5mm long.

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It's an hemipteran.Smile
 
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Probably Miridae !,
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Sue Southway
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A species of Lygus I would think, so definitely a Mirid.
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Thank you, Sue. I was fooled bt the very long rostrum, like a proboscis of a fly...

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