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Snipe fly - Rhagionidae Rhagio tringarius
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 I'm sure this is a robber fly and it looks to me like somewhere between Neoitamus cyanurus and Machimus cingulatus.
When I read descriptions of these they are specific about black legs or legs with black anterior surfaces.
This one's legs look completely orange-brown.

What is it?
Supplementary question: what are the orange/red "sac"-like things at the base of the legs? I can find no reference to them in descriptions of robber flies...

[Edit: now identified as snipe fly]
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 It is not Asilidae. Rhagio, Rhagionidae
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 A Snipe fly? Are there such heavily built snipe flies? How does one tell?
Any idea on the sacs?
 
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 Something like tringarius?
 
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 Sorry, I'm not an expert in Rhagionid.
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 I'm sure someone will know.Smile
But meanwhile thanks for the genus pointer...
 
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 Yes, tringarius it is.

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 Many thanks Theo
 
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 I'm told these are mites parasitising the fly!
 
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