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Platypezidae > Protoclythia modesta
Stephen R
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4.75mm, Clitheroe UK, 25 September

Can anything be said from these photos?
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Perhaps Plesioclythia. Have any dorsal shots?
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'Fraid not; it was on a wall and I didn't have a stepladder (or a net).
 
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Here's another one from today. This time I caught it.
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and here's a dorsal view. What do you need to see?
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Paraplatypeza atra
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Thanks Paul Smile
 
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Looks more like a Protoclythia to me.
 
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LoL, you are right, Protoclythia modesta. I don't know how that Paraplatypeza came out of my hat, with those largely pale legs.
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Great quality control on this site! Thanks both.
 
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P. modesta.
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