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jane bowman
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Posted on 15-01-2008 20:51
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Would be grateful for ID on this golden fly found on a nettle leaf on the edge of deciduous woodland in the Scottish Highlands---17th. June
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Steve Crellin
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Jane, it looks like a male Chloromyia formosa to me.
(A Stratiomyid)
Steve Crellin
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jane bowman
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Many thanks for the ID Steve
best wishes Jane
 
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