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beautiful black fly
Volker
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Posted on 13-05-2009 17:59
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Hello

Today i found this fly on a plant in my garden in Bexbach/Germany. Which species is that?

thx Volker
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Should be Merodon equestris
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Cool, never seen this color-morph!
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