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weird fly, unknown family
Cor Zonneveld
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Posted on 12-06-2008 16:10
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I saw this smallish (ca 5 mm) fly in the Aladag mountains, mid south of Turkey (ca 1600m ).

The most remarkable feature are the antennae with their bearded first segment. Bombyliidae?? Or some other family?
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Posted on 12-06-2008 16:38
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Around Conophorus sp, Bombyliidae. I'll post a similar fly from Croatia sometimes soon.
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