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Stratiomyidae, Odontomyia discolor from Greece
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Hi,

another fly from Grrece (last one for now).
it is a Stratiomyid found in a we area south of Athena (not far from sea).
a lot of them resting before the sunset on grass. (some collected).
size ~7mm

can be IDed?

thanks in advance,
cosmln

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second (last) photo

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Odontomyia sp., I would say out of the blue. Good that you collect as well Smile
 
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Andre wrote:
Odontomyia sp., I would say out of the blue. Good that you collect as well Smile


thank you Andre,

i was thinking to this when looking thru the gallery.
specially on Odontomyia ornata but this have much more longer antenna.

maybe someone will come with more.

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Golden hairs: could be argentata.
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With the hairy eyes and the nearly invisible scutellar spines and the typical abdominal pattern, I would vote for Odontomyia discolor.
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Maddin wrote:
With the hairy eyes and the nearly invisible scutellar spines and the typical abdominal pattern, I would vote for Odontomyia discolor.
Cheers
Martin


thanks Martin,

i will change the title. is some character is needed for a definitive ID just le me know. some exemplary where collected so...
also i will add this two photos to the gallery (this species is not yet there).

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