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Phorocera obscura?
thijsdegraaf
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Posted on 18-04-2009 23:04
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 Photographed in the Netherlands today. On the forum of Waarneming.nl I 've got the suggestion of Phorocera obscura.

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 I photogaphed these flies April 20. I think they are the same species.
But I'm not sure.

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 Yes, these are Phorocera obscura

Very common, these days


Theo
 
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 Unless you are looking for them in England, in which case they are pretty uncommon Wink
Manager of the UK Species Inventory in the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum, London.
 
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 Thanks, Theo! There are lots of them in our garden Chris,
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