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Like an ID on this fly please
Toby
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 quite pleased with this shot from Bushy Park, SW London. Long grass by pond.

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 Lochopteridae
 
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 or even Lonchopteridae
 
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 Should be Lonchoptera lutea, Lonchopteridae; a female.
 
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 Phil was a bit faster Grin! Well, I should add that L. lutea is our most frequent species, but other ones cannot be excluded, so better L. cf. lutea...
 
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 thanks guys!
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 no "cf" needed it is Lonchoptera lutea

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