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Fannia lustrator, male
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 Ca. 7 mms. Hovering aroung rothole in birch, Skæring Hede, N of Aarhus, Denmark, today
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 Fannia?
 
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 You are exactly right, John, Thanks! You suggestion narrowed the field and with those striking leg colours and the two large bristles below, it is clearly Fannia lustrator!
 
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