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Leucopis sp., Chamaemyiidae
JariF
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Posted on 06-08-2009 12:26
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Hi,

please don't tell me this beautiful grey fly is one of the "mission impossible" Chamaemyiidae Shock August 5.2009 Loviisa, Finland.

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Would be the same as telling you the world isn't a globe...
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So one more Chamaemyiidae sp. again Frown Thank's Paul.

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Leucopis sp.
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From a picture, Leucopis is all you can hope for. Looks like a male though, so is ultimately identifiable with dissected genitalia.
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Thank You. Shame that these nice looking flies are so hard to id.

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