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Black fly, half black wings
Karola
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Posted on 19-04-2023 22:20
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 Hello,

I thought it could be Kirbya moerens, but it looks a bit different to that one which had been determined that way some months ago (https://diptera.info/forum/viewthread.php?thread_id=108809).

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Karola

Germany, North-Rhine Westphalia, Mülheim, August 20th, 2021
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Roger Thomason
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 I think it's Nyctia halterata Sarcophagidae.
 
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 Thank you, that looks good. According to photos of the species it should be a male.

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Karola
 
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