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Posted on 18-06-2006 20:47
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A female Tabanidae from 2006-06-17 just north of Stockholm. This is when it was alive. The soft grey layer is a plastic film used to keep it captured. The other pictures are taken afterwards, when it was dead. Is it possible to ID? TIA!

Edit: Changed subject (Hybomitra sp?)
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Another view of same individual.
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The head of the same fly.
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A female longcorn horsefly Heptatoma pellucens
Look at those eyes !

Theo Zeegers
 
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Thank you very much!
 
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