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Large black Sarcophaga? (not tachinid)
djo
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Posted on 25-08-2023 09:15
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 Very large, very dark fly (I thought its a tachinid; iNat vision model said Eurithia - now corrected).
Wet meadow in Sussex, South East England, 13 August 2023
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 Very large, very dark fly (I think its a tachinid; iNat vision model says Eurithia).
Wet meadow in Sussex, South East England, 13 August 2023
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eklans
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Posted on 25-08-2023 09:29
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 It's a worn Sarcophaga sp., I think.
Greetings, Eric
 
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