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Cor Zonneveld
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Posted on 21-03-2010 21:36
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Today (21 March) in Amstelveen, the Netherlands. Grass land with pond. On southward oriented slope, feeding on Erophila verna. Medium-small sized fly.

Suggestions was made this could be Melinda spec. Confirmation/correction welcome!
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same specimen
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Looks like Muscidae...maybe Musca sp.
 
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i thought in Morellia sp. but the M1 vein seems to bend sharply. So Melinda sp. male. Also the presence of strong pre-sutural achrostical bristles are not visible in Morellia (not sure) ... and here they are well visible. I have no keys here, at the moment.
Wait for confirmation, though.
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I agree with Melinda sp.
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