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 which Sepedon could be this?; 19.05.2010 Warsaw PL
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 cought it feeding on a pharate damselfly, could be it a killer?
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 S. sphegea.
I also several times observed feeding of Sciomyzidae on unvertebrate carrion.
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 thanks Nikita, so rather a scavenger?...
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 Aphrophoridae excrections as well...
So, rather euryphagous, or better eurylicking
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