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Hello,
On the 29th of May I found this orange fly on the banks of the Zschopau, Saxony, Germany. What is it?



Thank you in advance
Greetings
Beate Senf

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Here we have the same problems with picture quality as in your other "orange fly" thread. This is a Psila (Psilidae), probably P. fimetaria. To exclude P. merdaria we have to see if there is a dark spot on the outside of the 3rd antennal segment just below the arista. That spot is lacking in P. merdaria. So let's say P. cf. fimetaria.
Regards, Sundew

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Thanks
Beate Senf

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I agree, Psila fimetaria, see https://micropezi...my/term/83
Quite a number of photographs of these pass through iNaturalist at https://www.inatu...tanypezids many of them are tough!