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Which Empididae?
Cor Zonneveld
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Posted on 03-04-2016 15:43
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I wonder whether the Empid shown on the photo can be IDed on the basis of the photo alone?

Netherlands, 2 April 2016; wet heathland, with bogs.
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looks like Empis borealis
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Thanks Ruud. Any chance of look-alikes?
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no, not really. ;-) Wings are so typical
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