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Megaselia sp cf, Phoridae, Hungary, March 2007
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This will be another difficult one. Can you at least confirm the family? I am also sometimes struggling to tell some members of this family apart from some Sphaerocerids.
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Another shot, does not add too much unfortunately. (image changed)
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The other shot is exactly the same shot... Pfft
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I suspect it belongs to the giant genus Megaselia. A phorid it is in ay case.
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Hehe, in most cases Megaselia IS the safest bewt. Pfft
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Now now, let's not diss the lovelier phorid genera Wink
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Thx guys, around 200 species of M. are known from Hungary with at least another 300 are likely be present. I leave this one for the pros...Cool
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