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Posted on 22-09-2007 01:54
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 Hi all,

This fly was in my garden on Camellia basking and grooming in the afternoon sun. I have no idea what it is, but found one which looked similar, Xylophagidae, Arthropeas sp.

Any clues? Thanks!

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Date: 10th September 2007.
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 Not a very good pic but it shows it's enormous tongue!
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 Sciomyzidae. Nikita will say more.
 
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 Thanks Jorge, I think I have found it in the Gallery, Elgiva solicita ( and it seems that I have the same flies as Nikita has! Shock

It is listed as being here.

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