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Sarcophagidae Sphenometopa fastuosa ?
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 Hello
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 Sphenometopa fastuosa. My favourite Sarco ! Shock Smile
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 Thank St?phane,
yes it is graceful
 
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 Christophe, before validating the species level, wait for Liekele confirmation. There is 3 others species that can occur in France and I don't know them.
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 Sphenometopa fastuosa it is.

Other species known of France are different.

Liekele
 
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 Thx for your confirmation Liekele.
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 Nice photos of a lovely fly. One more species for the gallery Cool
 
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Stephane Lebrun wrote:
Sphenometopa fastuosa. My favourite Sarco ! Shock Smile


and mine too. Grin
 
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 Thank you for both Liekele
 
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