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Fly from Hong Kong: Tachinidae?
chickenold
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Posted on 06-06-2010 03:17
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With a long proboscis.
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Looks similar to Prosena siberita http://www.dipter...ad_id=8780
Don't know if it occurs in HK though. But some kind of Prosena I would think.
Edited by Roger Thomason on 06-06-2010 05:23
 
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Yes, well it is a Prosena sp. and it might be siberita but there are other species in the Oriental region Smile
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