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Fly from Austria #1
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Posted on 03-09-2009 00:02
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Hello eveybody! I've been in Austria, at about 1400 mt. of altitude, during the last week of August and I shot these photos to some flies..can you help me with the identification?I'm really NOT an expert but I was curious to know which species they belong to..Thank you very much!
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another angle:
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A tachinid (parasite fly), but I don't see enough to be able to say more Smile
Edited by ChrisR on 03-09-2009 07:53
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Thank you very much Chris!
 
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