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Big Phorid from 05.03.13 --> Borophaga sp.
Juergen Peters
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Hello!

A rather large (5-6 mm) Phoridae (?) from an ash stem at a wood path (northwest Germany). Megaselia sp.?
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Not Megaselia - more likely Borophaga
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Tony Irwin wrote:
Not Megaselia - more likely Borophaga


Very interesting. Thank you, Tony!
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