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Very tiny killerfly?
Iolaire
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Posted on 19-09-2007 12:37
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Hi everybody,

I found this very tiny fly in my garden on september 12th. Is it lonchaeidae?
Can anyone give me an ID and even more interesting: is the other tiny fly in the picture its prey or perhaps its mate that just passed away? I haven't got a clue!

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Iolaire
 
Stephane Lebrun
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Posted on 19-09-2007 17:11
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Maybe Coenosia atra of Muscidae. Very tiny picture.

Greetings.
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Tony Irwin
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Posted on 20-09-2007 00:45
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I would agree with Coenosia atra.
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Iolaire
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Posted on 20-09-2007 08:23
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Thank you Stephane and Tony!

I'm amazed by this measure of identification! Bravo!Grin

Sincerely.
Edited by Iolaire on 20-09-2007 08:23
Best regards,

Iolaire
 
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It looks a bit like my fly, but I guess C.atra is much smaller ... It is hard to see any detail on the photo above.
 
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