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Luis Alvarez
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Hello,
Photo taken in Pontevedra (NW Iberian Peninsula) on 01/08/2015 in a garden. I think/hope this is a Machimus. It is possible to identify the species?
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An interesting Machimus sp. I have got two similar ones from Portugal but i didn't succeed to id them yet. If i do i will get back to you ; ) (don't keep your hopes up)
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Reinoud

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Hello Reinoud,
Thank you very much for your interest and thank you very much also for your great work with Asilidae.
Best regards,
Luis
 
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De nada : )
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Reinoud

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