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Dioctria cothurnata [solved]
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 i think this is a robberfly. any idea about the genus ?
June, west Romania, 200meters altitude
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 Dioctria for sure, looks like D. cothurnata.
 
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 thanks Mark
was very fun to watch this fly. she moved it's front legs like some robotic arms.
it was like some was dancing in the disco under the stroboscope lights.
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