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Hello,

I'm new here and want to ask you for identification help on these Sciomyzid flies.

Photographs were taken today in northern Germany. I found the flies in a garden centre in which plants for ponds are sold. The flies sat on fields of Phragmites reed.

Thanks in advance.

Nele

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This one has newly hatched and I asked myself why its abdomen is so green? Could it be that it fed on a snails gut including the vegetables?

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Hi Nele.
On both photos Elgiva solicita, the second one has serios health problems:(
Nikita

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Hi Nikita,

thanks a lot. :)

Are you really sure that it is ill?
A few minutes later the fly spread its wings and began to flatten them with its feet. Why do you think that it is ill? Only because of the colour?

Greetings
Nele

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In this case not badly ill, but badly young:D
Soon abdomen will become dry and redish.
Young male, by the way.

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By the way N2:
nice images for Gallery, my test all 3.
Nikita

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Poooh. It takes a load off my mind. ;)

But - what's about the green colour? Where does it come from?

Regarding the photos - I'd be pleased to see them in the gallery of this nice forum. :)