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Stratiomyidae -> Solva marginata (Xylomyidae)
Michael Becker
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Posted on 15-04-2012 05:02
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Hello,

this ~9mm fly - I guess it's a Stratiomyidae - is from last august from a small forest near the Rhine at Cologne. What is it?

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Michael
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Tony Irwin
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Solva marginata (Xylomyidae)
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Michael Becker
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Thank you for the correction and the identification. This is a new family for me.

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