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 Location: Midwest Sweden (Dalsland)
Date: 2008-JUN-17
Size: 4-5 mm

I'm not even sure this is a fly. The antenna looks kind of weird. I don't remember when I took these photos. It is sitting on a grass straw and the wind was probably swaying it back and forth ... I blame that for the poor photo quality Grin
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 Stratiomyidae. Typical discal cell with pentagonal form, and unusually placed far from the center of the wing.
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 Thanks Jorge. I didn't think of them. Maybe one of the Beris species then ...
 
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 spectacular "spikes" brisltes in posterior part of scutellum. Grin
 
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 hairy eyes so Beris, and a female.
This belongs to the vallata group.
 
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 my test: Beris clavipes female.
 
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 Any Strato experts nearby? Smile
 
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 If you skip 'expert', I'm happy to support B. clavipes


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 Thanks again Theo! Cool
 
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