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dark fly with peculiar hind legs -> Sphaeroceridae
Sundew
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Posted on 29-05-2008 22:24
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Hi,
I really do not know where to put this dark fly from today. It has stout hind femora and a spur on the hind tibiae. I am looking forward to a name!
Thanks, Sundew
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Sphaeroceridae.
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A short and precise reply - in case of this family we can't come closer to a name, I'm afraid...
Many thanks nevertheless, Sundew
 
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Well, it could be Sphaerocera...
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