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Tacinid ID? -> Siphona maculata
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 on Greater Stitchwort (Stellaria holostea), the edge between beech and spruce forest. near Copenhagen.
Photos a bit overexposed.

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 Excellent. A Siphona we can actually identify: male S. maculata. The most common spring Siphona.

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 Thank you very much, TheoSmile
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