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 Is this a Stout fly?
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| Toby |
Posted on 05-02-2007 02:34
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found today on a fence in a London Park: |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 05-02-2007 09:32
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I did not hear of the name 'Stout fly' before, so I cannot confirm that, but it looks like a member of the Coenomyiinae, a subfamily of the Xylophagidae.
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| Kahis |
Posted on 05-02-2007 10:11
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Hmm. I'd say it is a black fly (Simuliidae).
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 05-02-2007 10:41
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LoL, I'd say you are right!
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| Toby |
Posted on 05-02-2007 15:46
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thanks guys, a look through Bioimages confirms this ID. |
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