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Identified: Ceriana vespiformis (Paul Beuk)
Isidro
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Posted on 29-04-2007 18:55
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Can you give me a name for this strange fly? Look the strange antennae at the end of a peduncle.

Caught in my garden, Zaragoza, Spain, sucking flowers of sage (Salvia officinalis). Size: 7-9 mm less or more.

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Thanks in advance.
Regards Wink
Edited by Isidro on 29-04-2007 22:34
 
Paul Beuk
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No conopid but Ceriana vespiformis, a syrphid. Grin
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Wow! Thanks you very, very much. It looks very similar to some conopids!

I had two family mistakes in only one day Pfft I don't know many the dipterans...
 
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