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Lauxaniidae - more ID? --> likely Meiosimyza platycephala
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 Northern Germany, Schleswig-Holstein, Pinneberg-Waldenau near Hamburg, between a housing estate and an edge in the mixed forest Klövensteen, nearby a little pond for fishing, at the wooden railing of a footbridge (beneath birchtrees, pinetrees and oaks); 17th of April 2024; photos: kuv.
Checking the Diptera Gallery for ID I could not find a real candidate. Please help for ID.
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 Please a second ID-chance - Meiosimyza platycephala?
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 Single katepisternal seta, so likely yes
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 Wooow, thank you very much Paul Smile.
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