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Brown fly -> Norellia spinipes
Karola
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Posted on 03-04-2024 11:34
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Hello,

the size was a bit more than 5 mm.

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Karola

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Hello Karola, I think it's one of the Sciomyzidae, perhaps Tetanocera sp.
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Eric, I think you are mistaken. I'd say Norellia spinipes
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
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Nikita, thanks again for enlightening us!
Greetings, Eric
 
Karola
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Thank you, Nikita and Eric.

Regards,
Karola
 
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