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Muscidae -> Morellia sp. Female (cf. hortorum)
Ray Perry
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 On a leaf here but with other insects who were busily foraging on patches of invasive Solidago gigantea next to a well-wooded stream flowing through open meadows.
18th Sept. 2021 @ 16:32
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 Hi Ray, I think it's a male Morellia sp.
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
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 Many Thanks Eric
 
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 Sorry Ray, I meant female but wrote male!
And I think it could be the female M. hortorum - but not 100% sure.
Greetings, Eric Kloeckner
 
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 Moin Eric,
Smile I often have that problem when talkingAngry and only realise when the other person has a strange look on their face.
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 I'd say Morellia sp.
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
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