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Sepsis sp.
Jann Wuebbenhorst
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Posted on 22-03-2022 22:12
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This quite colourful Sepsis was photographed on sheep dung; 22.03.2022; Lüneburg (Niedersachsen, Germany).
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Hi Jann, it has 2 dc and I think I see the erect lateral bristles on synergite 1+2. Supported by the colour of the abdomen/thorax it could be S. violacea (which is a grassland species fitting to the sheep dung).
The Sepsidae (Diptera) of Europe, Pont/Meier

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Hi Eric,
many thanks!
Jann
 
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