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Numerous Muscids at forestborder (30.04.-06.05.17) --> Polietes domitor
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Hello,

these 7 mm Muscidae could be found on nearly every leaf at the forest border (northwest Germany). 99% of them were males, on dozens of photos taken I found only one female. Are these flies Polietes domitor?
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Juergen Peters wrote:
Are these flies Polietes domitor?

Absolutely ! Smile
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Thanks a lot, Stéphane! They look so different than their bigger "brother" Polietes lardarius...
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