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| ellio |
Posted on 27-04-2007 09:21
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Member Location: London Posts: 8 Joined: 27.04.07 |
First time on here so please forgive any errors in etiquette  This was photographed on April 26th basking on a common sorrel leaf in a nature reserve in Hertfordshire, England. It is in an open meadow near water. I can't find it any of my reference books. Its about 10-15mm long. As far as I am aware there are no cattle present. Many thanks for any help! ellio attached the following image:  [77.29Kb] |
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| Nikita Vikhrev |
Posted on 27-04-2007 11:15
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 Member Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 9491 Joined: 24.05.05 |
I guess you oversize this fly . May be 7-8mm?It looks like female belonging to Anthomyiidae family. Nikita Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University |
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| ellio |
Posted on 27-04-2007 11:47
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Member Location: London Posts: 8 Joined: 27.04.07 |
Yep, probably oversized it. I see everything through a macro lens unfortunately.  Many thanks for the pointer. Have ID'd this as an Onion Fly (Delia antiqua)
Edited by ellio on 27-04-2007 11:55 |
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