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Zaphne caudata
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Posted on 30-05-2013 10:04
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I took this ?Anthomyiid this morning on the edge of mixed forest in N Scotland. I usually ignore this family, but the extraordinary hairs on the sternites make me hope that it is distinctive enough for someone to identify.

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And now the close-up.

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The first image seems not to have attached, so try again...

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Change title to Anthomyiidae to attract the experts. We have several species in North America with conspicuous hairs under the abdomen but they are not confined to a single genus.
 
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This has now been identified at NMS as Zaphne caudata.

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