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Tachinidae ID => Sturmia bella
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 Photos taken in Reading, UK on 2010-10-11.

I think this might be a Sturmia bella. Can anyone confirm this?
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 A dorsal view:
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 Yes, it does look like Sturmia bella Smile
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 Thankyou Chris!
 
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