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Atherix from Spain
martinm
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Posted on 14-05-2012 18:52
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This looks like Atherix ibis to me, but are there any other European species it could be? A large number of these flies were seen sunning themselves on a shingle bank beside the lower Rio Deva near Panes in Asturias.

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No Athericidae experts out there?Frown
 
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You are probably right but I cannot check against images in teh Gallery because the male is still lacking from it.
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Thanks, Paul.
 
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