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 8mm soldier fly photographed today at Ballito coast just north of Durban, KZN, South Africa. This is such an interesting looking fly I hope the ID can be progressed. 5 Pictures

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 Amazing pics !

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 Isomerocera quadrilineata (Fabricius)

The genus name means, approximately, "antenna with similar segments".
 
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 Thanks John that is very exciting!
Thanks for the comment also Tony.
 
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 The genus was reviewed recently: https://bioone.or....0108.full.
 
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 Great, I have just tracked it.
 
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