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Fly for ID? ->Lispocephala alma
Pentti Ketola
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 Hi,
can anyone suggest a species this 5mm fly?
I take the photo on 6 November 2010 Kokkola, Finland.

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 lateral.
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 Lispocephala
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 Helina - maybe H. sexmaculata? (Uneducated guess!)

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 Thank you both!

Could this be Lispocephala alma ?

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Could this be Lispocephala alma ?

Yes.
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 Many thanks Nikita!

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