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Bibionidae: Bibio femoralis ♀
ESant
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Posted on 09-02-2022 20:03
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 Hello,

I photographed this fly in Bazzano (AQ), Italy, on February 4th 2022. Could it be a female Bibio femoralis or is it a different species?

Thank you in advance,
Emanuele
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Zeegers
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 I guess it is our only option Smile
And it looks like I would expect a female femoralis to look like.

Theo
 
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