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Nikita Vikhrev
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I've found in Zool Museum this fly collected in Kursk region, Streletskaya step, 26 May 1963. Fly is in bad condition.
Could it be ID?
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Hi Nikita,

This is Empis (Polyblepharis) eversmanni Loew, 1873 [male].

All the best,

Igor
 
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Wow!
Thank you Igor!
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It seems that it isn't too common species?
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Locally quite common in steppe regions, at least of Russia and Ukraine. I collected in Voronezh.

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you are eating the fly. glutter! Smile lol
 
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Fly was eated by somebody in 90-th, when oil was cheap.
Now we stopped eat fliesWink
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