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cf Cheilosia caerulescens.
Jim Senn
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 Badem, RLP, Germany, 01 Aug 2021, captured on a cactus bloom in my garden. Can this fly be identified as a Cheilosia caerulescens?
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 Second photo.
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 I only know C. caerulescens from pictures; but the following characters indeed seem to fit well with that species: hairless eyes, protruding lower face, and some darkened wing ribs.

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 Thanks for your help.
 
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