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Hybotid fly ?
LordV
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 Small fly with midge prey - taken yesterday South coast UK - about 2.5mm body length.
Hybotidae ?

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 Could be a Platypalpus, but a good lateral view is necessary to dare species ID.
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 It IS Platypalpus
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 Thanks for the ID confirmation Sundew and Paul Smile
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