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Posted on 03-06-2008 23:48
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 Following up on the Empis tesselatta ID earlier,
could this be a male E. tesselata?

Found in a very battered condition in East Lincs, UK on 02 Jun 2008.
Three images follow. Background is 2mm grid.
Is the proboscis extendable?
The length looks different in images 1 and 3.

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 Tattered wings just showing wingtip triangular cell.

Alan
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 .... and ventral view showing extended proboscis ?

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Alan
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 Empis tessellata, omnipresent these days it seems.
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 Many thanks, Paul.

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