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Which family? (3) --> Sepedon sphegea
Guenter
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Posted on 05-04-2020 22:45
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 Which family does this fly belong to?

Vorarlberg, Austria, August 2015

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 Sepedon sp.
 
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 Why sp? S. sphegea, see:
https://ia803007.us.archive.org/10/items/vikhrevetyanbulat3505dipteron/Vikhrev_et_Yanbulat_35_05_Dipteron.pdf
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 Thank you Waldgeist and Nikita!
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