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Hydrellia maura?
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Posted on 24-08-2021 15:43
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Can anyone confirm this is Hydrellia maura?

Veluwezoom (Heathland), Netherlands 21-08-2021

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Could be, but I can't exclude griseola from these photos.
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Thanks Tony.

H. griseola makes (ecologically) more sense, there is not a lot of water in the vicinity.

I decided for H. maura based on the number of hairs on the arista. Is there another way to distinguish between the two species?
Greetings,

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