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Pipunculidae - Pipunculus
Jessica
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Posted on 30-11-2018 14:11
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 Hello,

Is it possible to know the genus of this couple ?

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos219/big/dipk.jpg

www.galerie-insecte.org/galerie/image/dos219/big/dip2.jpg
Edited by Jessica on 30-03-2019 22:51
 
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 Oh yes, since these seem to be handsome-sized flies and the hairs are evenly spread on the mesonotum. They belong to the genus Pipunculus. But arriving to species level is quite often difficult in the genus.
 
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 Thank you for your answer !
Ok no problem for the specie, I'm glad to know the genus !
 
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