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Fly from Hong Kong: a dark-winged hover fly?
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 Photo taken by my friend yesterday near a stream. Is it a hover fly or something else?
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 Nope, I don't think so, This looks more like a Tachinid fly to me..
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 Dark wings and that pattern on thorax are common in Phasiinae.
 
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 Looks like a Trichopodini Smile
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 It is a Trichopodini.
 
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