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Melanostoma sp.? => Melanostoma scalare
Siegfried Rudolf
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Hi together,
I photographed this fly at 17.10.25 in a garden in southwest Germany. The length was about 8 mm. Can you say more than Melanostoma sp.?

Greetings Siggi
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Female Melanostoma scalare.
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Jürgen

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Thank you very much Jürgen,

Greetings Siggi
 
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