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Hello!

I was surprised, how many Diptera were still outside at -1 ?C round our house this evening (Ostwestfalen/Germany). Besides the usual Trichoceridae and Chironomidae I found many Mycetophildae (see other posting) and these Brachycera.

The Muscid on the first picture was rather large (15 mm). Could it be Phaonia valida?



A little bit smaller was the Calliphorid on pic 2. I think it it a Calliphora (cf. vicina).



The third one was only 5-6 mm long. I hope, this time I get it right ;-): Sphaeroceridae?



And last but not least the usual (found it nearly every day in the last few weeks) 2.5 mm Scaptomyza pallida.