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Could this be Chloropidae? Or something else?-->Neoloxotaenia gracilis
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Posted on 10-02-2022 09:54
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Looks like a frit fly to me. Thanks! Picture taken in Zhejiang, east China.
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Hi, I think it could be Neoloxotaenia gracilis.
Greetings, Eric
 
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didn't expect a species level identificaiton. a pleasant surprise indeed! thank you very much, Eric! abdomen purpurish, scutellum silvery and legs black and fulvous, very good resemblance to the picture at(https://diptera.info/photogallery.php?photo_id=10157).
 
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