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chickenold
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Posted on 03-07-2009 16:57
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Photo taken by others.
Someone guess it is a Syritta sp. (Syrphidae)

http://www.hkwild...#pid232333
 
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I'm not even scertain it is a syrphid... With the size of the wings and the way they are folded it might be an acalyptrate, like Chloropidae.
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From what is possible to see from the wing venation fits much better with an acalyptrate than a syrphid. I think chloropidae may be correct, actually!
 
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