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Copulating flies on a trunk -> Lispocephala brachialis
Skyfliege
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Posted on 16-03-2011 10:54
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Hello,

these two flies were copulating on a trunk in the sun. They were found in a open deciduous forest in the region of Marburg (Germany/Hesse; March 2011). Is it possible to determine the specie (maybe familiy or genus)? Thank you very much for attention!

Stefan

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Welcome to the forum Stefan Smile I'd guess they are family Muscidae but wait and someone better will come along to add more Smile
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Lispocephala brachialis
Nikita Vikhrev - Zool Museum of Moscow University
 
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Hello Chris, hello Nikita,

thank you very much for your fast answers :-)! Lispocephala brachialis looks very good.
It should be a common specie in Middle Europe?

Regards
Stefan
 
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