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Cuba, green Syrphid
Nikita Vikhrev
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Posted on 07-06-2018 18:14
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I think I can get at least genus
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I know nothing about Syrphidae, but when i look for Ornidia obesa, iT certainly looks like itSmile
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Thank you, Niels-Jan.
It was my hope, that fly should be common.
Now, let us wait for experts: is it O. obesa or there are other possibilities on species level.
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According to my friend Gerard Pennards it is indeed O. obesa.
My thanks to Gerard & Niels-Jan!
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