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small fly behaves like Picture wing
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 Richmond Pk, displaying and cleaning on tip of long grass

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 Sepsidae

Sepsis sp.
Nikita will say more. Grin
 
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 this is one of the most common flies we have here. I saw them almost every them, specially near the coast where I can see hundreds of them.
 
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 If I was obliged to give ID, I'd choise Sepsis orthocnemis.
But it is much better to ask Ozerov...
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 I'll settle for Sepsis sp.ta Smile
 
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 According Andrey Ozerov it is rather S.fulgens than S.orthocnemis
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