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colourful fly with white tips on wings
shar
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Posted on 31-07-2006 12:33
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Dear all,

Today I saw this beautifull coloured fly with white tips on its wings. Has anyone an ID Smile

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Shar
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another picture. The fly was drinking from a raindrop and afterwards cleaning his wings.
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Poecilobothrus nobilitatus (Dolichopodidae).

Very easy to identify, very common in central Europe, very much missing from Finland Sad
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Hi Shar.
This fly will be nice addition to our Gallery!
Nikita
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