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Small fly with long-haired arista = Scaptomyza pallida)
ebbek
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 I am happy for any ID-help with this small fly, body-length 2,5 mm. From our garden in SW Sweden today.

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 It's a vinegar fly. Change pls the name of the thread to Scaptomyza sp.
Edited by Andrzej on 02-11-2023 19:31
dr. A. J. Woznica, Institute of Environmental Biology, Wroclaw University of Environmental & Life Sciences
 
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 Yes, this is the male of Scaptomyza pallida.
 
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 Great - many thanks to both of you!

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