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An orange fly : Sapromyza or Sapromyzosoma
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Hello
Caught in NE of France (between Metz and Thionville), dead in my house.
Lenght body 4-5 mm.
I hesitate between a species of the genus Sapromyza or Sapromyzosoma
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a second photo
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A third photo of the head
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And the last photo of a wing

Thank you for your help
Louis
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Could it be Sapromyza sexpunctata (black spots on abdomen) ?

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do we know what colour the palpi are?
 
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Hello Mark
The palpi are black
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A photo of the black palpi
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One of the antenna
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and one in ventral view
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When I key this species with
Zweiflügler aus Bayern XXIII (Diptera Lauxaniidae, Chamaemyiidae).pdf p. 70 à 78
I arrive to the number 44 : S. nitida (only in Sweden) ?

Louis
 
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