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Fly with armored scutellum ID CZ - Actina chalybea
Miroslav Fiala
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Posted on 08-05-2023 16:19
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Please ID, Moravia, Czech Republic, 05/08/2023, floodplain forest, body cca 7 mm, I don't have any more photos
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well spotted. such spines are only found in Stratiomyiidae and Coenomyiidae. Since there are 2 pairs, it must beling to Beridinae.
In this case, the female odf Actina chalybea. Nice find !

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Many thaks for id and explanation! :-)
 
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