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Tachinidae - Microphthalma europaea
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Posted on 18-08-2008 22:00
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* locality - P?voa D?o - Silgueiros - Viseu - PORTUGAL
* date - 2008.08.17
* size - about 8 mm (medium fly)
* habitat - woodland
* substrate - on granite, near a mini-cascade


This is Microphthalma europaea. A beautiful tachinid. And the second time I saw it since 2006.


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