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Colourful Fly for ID, N Spain --> Brachyopa sp.
Piluca_Alvarez
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Posted on 29-04-2011 21:46
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My sister has sent me this picture of a fly she has seen this morning in Gijon Botanical Gardens. Can anybody help with ID? Thanks a lot in advance!
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I'd say Brachyopa sp. (Syrphidae)
 
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Thanks a lot Stephen!! Smile This has been a great surprise. This Syrphid is totally new to me. Any chance of getting the species?
 
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I think it is scutellaris, just a hunch. But collecting them is best! Smile
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