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Amee
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 can You share the id of this sample (comes under which family?)
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 Ephydridae, Tribe Ephydrini: Setacera or Ephydra
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Tony Irwin
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 I would say Ephydra. It is very helpful if you can say where the specimen is from - country, region, habitat - it helps to narrow down the possibilities.
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