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Between doing my Ultimate Stretch Routine and eating Bacon Rolls and Coffee I popped out to the garden and found this fly. ID'able?

Roger...getting fitter by the minute ;)

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It is again around P. subfuscinervis/consobrina. It is worth being collected some day to give a definite name on it... ;)

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Thanks Stephane
I will collect it when I find a source for alcohol and vials for sending flies through the post. And I'll need some kind of SMALL net or something...oh shit, probably end up in the local papers....I can see the Heading....:|
IDIOT WITH NET RUNS AMOK IN MOSSBANK....Reports are coming in of a man.....etc.

Oh well...Roger :)

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The fly, by reading that, will certainly die of laughter and can thus easily be collected... :D

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Thanks Sundew..:) My good deed for the day, made someone smile / laugh.
I'm afraid to announce that having tried to catch one of these flies for a couple of hours...SWMBO casually walked out into the garden with a F'ing PLASTIC SANDWICH BAG and after me showing which fly....picked it up, tied the bag and went back in the house and stuck it in the freezer...WITCH :D

Regards Roger...Failed small game trapper...Retired

Edit; Ok to stick it in Bacardi Rum 37.5% and post it Stephane, it's the closest I have to alcohol :|.
The Phaonia sp I have Listed for Shetland are; P.consobrina, P.incana and P.palpata, but having already found P.errans it will be good to confirm which one this actually is. :)

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This is Phaonia consobrina.

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Thanks Stephane...Hope the change to 40% Vodka had no bearing in the ID...Well it would be a shame to have wasted it....The new Mezcal ;)

Regards Roger....wonder if it works for Sambuca?